IFPRI is participating in the 16th session of the Global Food Market Information Group in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 7 – 9, 2019, where policy makers, economists, agribusiness and food industry leaders, academics, financiers, and insurers from all around the world will discuss:
- Latest developments and forecasts concerning global wheat, maize, rice and soybean markets
- Recent developments in crop surveys, utilization and stocks
- Methodology applied in official agricultural statistics in Brazil
- Update on African Swine Fever (ASF) and implications on feed markets
- 2019’s exceptionally difficult situation in the United States as regards to early forecasts for plantings and production
- Export competition in the rice market
Research Initiatives from Secretariat Member Organizations and Other AMIS Partners (October 8, 2019 — 3:30 – 5:30 pm)
Enhanced and Revised Excessive Food Price Volatility Index
- Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI
Monitoring of Seed Market Trends
- Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI