Study Group: Council Members Knowledgeable about Brazilian Sugar Industry(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 28
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Gary DrimmerPresident
Drimmer & Associates International
Gary Drimmer is the President of Drimmer and Associates; a commodity, animal nutrition, plant biotechnology, and international business consulting firm. Mr. Drimmer has more than 30 years of international business experience in plant biotechnology, corn and flour milling, soybean processing, animal...
Philip CorzineFounder and General Manager
South American Soy LLC
Philip Corzine is the Owner and Operator of Phil Corzine Farms, and the Founder and General Manager of South American Soy LLC. Mr. Corzine is also Founder and Consultant at AgPage International Consultancy, providing electronic communications, and agricultural business development and economic analysis...
Partner
Book Hill Partners
Eric Vaughn is a Partner at Book Hill Partners in Washington, DC, where he specializes in energy policy, environmental regulations, value-added agriculture, and trade policy issues. He has more than 25 years of technical, financial, legal, and political experience with the production, blending, delivery...
Principal Partner
ALTEC Consultoria
Graham Linsdell is a Principal Partner in ALTEC Consultoria; a consultancy, business development, and projects company based in Sao Paulo, Brazil; operating in the Brazilian energy sector. Mr. Linsdell has experience in the downstream natural gas sector in Brazil, UK, US, and Pakistan; which spans technical...
Independent Contractor
Edward Swinderman
Edward Swinderman is an independent contractor, currently working with PERIN Resources; a firm involved in the marketing of fuel ethanol, biodiesel, glycerin, and methanol. Previously, Mr. Swinderman was the Vice President of Sales at BioSelect Fuels, a firm producing and selling biodiesel. Prior,...
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| Ethanol Experts | 207 |
| Council Members who are Knowledgeable about Ethanol | 175 |
| Ethanol Experts (Brazil) | 58 |
| Sugar Experts | 65 |
| Agriculture Consultants | 313 |
| Biofuels Experts | 58 |
GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
The effects of late planting, cool-wet soils in May, and flooding in June can't be overcome by favorable weather in July and August. USDA's yield and production estimates may well turn out to be on the optimistic side when we finally get the crop in the bin.
The request for a partial waiver in the RFS by Texas Gov. Perry is likely to be denied, largely due to a 25% reduction in corn prices caused by favorable weather in the Midwest. This corn crop, however, will be extremely difficult to get an accurate estimate on prior to getting it out of the field,...
Changes in the ethanol production subsidy and import tariff would be an excellent way to moderate the increases in the short-term price of corn, easing the pain for the US livestock industry. But any change in these policies will have long term impacts on the biofuels sector. These changes...
An over-emphasis on ethanol has combined with a poor production year and a major speculative push on commodity prices to push livestock net returns into the red. Animal feed has long been US corn and soybeans primary source of demand, but high feed costs, with no way to push up the selling price...
Just like this time last year, traders in Chicago may believe that Brazilian farmers are poised to significantly expand soybean acreage, as they have moved prices above $15 per bushel. However, just as they misjudged them last year, they may be doing it again, as fertilizer prices have doubled,...
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