 | Africa Rice Outlook 2010 27 - 29 July 2010, Cape Town, South Africa |
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Africa Rice Outlook 2010 will examine rice developments in key regions in Africa, and debate the potential of Africa's rice economy. The conference will bring together key rice buyers, traders, and exporters who will examine Africa's markets, production capacities and supply, and share their perspective on rice market fundamentals and how these will affect prices and trade.
Africa Rice Outlook 2010 tackles the major issues you are facing and enables you to assess short and medium term developments in rice trade. Key topics will include:
- Global rice production and trade and Africa's impact on the world rice markets
- An update on rice import positions of key African regions: South, East, and West
- Key developments in policies and programs that will shape Africa's rice sector
- Rice trade outlook and expectations for 2011
- Suppliers' outlook on the availability of supplies, quality improvements, pricing and future demand
- Perspectives from Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, India, Europe, and South America
- Freight outlook, implications for logistics and future trade flows into Africa
- The growing trade protectionism and its repercussions to rice trade
- Rice trade finance and trading risk management
Key benefits to buyers and sellers for attending Africa Rice Outlook!
- Get updated on the latest import and export market positions and how this will impact your company
- Assess trading risk management in today's environment and the fundamental issues effecting traders
- Hear from key local banks on the changing financial markets and the impact on rice traders
- Examine the commercial trading issues unique to the African market and gain a clear understanding of key market drivers: freight rates, price movements, etc.
- Hear from the biggest traders in the business on market opportunities, and how to maximize deals
- Be on top of changing trading developments in Africa: collateral management, shipping risks, and strategies on managing them
- Assess the latest changes in policy from key markets and ascertain the future direction of trade flows and opportunities arising from this
Register today and network with your potential business partners in Cape Town for what will be another highly rewarding and enjoyable conference.