Registration Open for “Cut Waste, Grow Profit” Forum 2012

Oct 26, 2012

Forum Focuses on Food Waste, Sustainability and Food Security

Canada’s leading agriculture think-thank is hosting the “Cut Waste, Grow Profit” forum to address ways to reduce food waste and ways to achieve both profitability and environmental sustainability. The forum is an event designed for farmers, agri-business, food retailers, government officials and academic leaders.

Some of the featured speakers include representatives from Wal-Mart, Maple Leaf Foods and Sobeys Inc. Some of the key topics that will be addressed will be sustainability throughout the food chain process, examining how agriculture can reduce food waste, adjust to meet the demands of various environmental programs and identify measurements to ensure that waste management initiatives and profitability targets are being met.

The forum is on Nov. 19th 2012 and will take place in Mississauga, Ontario. Registration for the early bird fee ends today Oct. 26th, 2012 with the fee of $155 + HST with the regular rate set at $195 + HST. See for the George Morris website for the list of the speakers, agenda, location details and sponsorship list

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The market was hoping for a US-China trade deal, but we got a trade “truce” for now from the keenly awaited Trump-Xi meeting at the APEC Summit.
China commits to minimum purchase commitments of 12 MMT of U.S. soybeans during the “current season” and a minimum of 25 MMT annually through 2028.
U.S. Treasury Sec Bessent said other Asian countries have agreed to buy additional 19 MMT of US soybean.
Soybean futures trading above $11 now- they normally tend to rally to $12.
As expected, US Fed cuts interest rates by -0.25% again in October to 3.75%–4.00%. No further cuts promised for this year but trade looking out to the Dec FOMC.
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Soy meal futures, remarkably, have had 14 consecutive higher close sessions. A bull market in soybeans is a bull market in soy meal!
Cattle futures lower as funds unwind out of cattle for now due to Trump headlines and objective to lower beef prices.
All major stock indices climb to new record highs. It was Mag 7 reporting week, which had mixed results. But we now have the first $5 trillion company in Nvidia!