Opportunities, Challenges And Trend In 2015 CPO Price:
2015 Global Oilseed Outlook
Mr. Bill George
William George is a Senior Agricultural Economist with the United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) and the lead analyst in the Oilseeds and Products Group. Joining FAS in 1988 as a commodity analyst, he has over 23 years’ experience in oilseeds. He is also a member of the Interagency Commodity Estimates Committee tasked with developing supply and demand estimates for the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report. Prior to joining FAS, Mr. George was a researcher in crop micro-climates and irrigation with the Department of Water Science, University of California, Davis. In addition to a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Economics from UC Davis, Mr. George holds Bachelor degrees in Meteorology and Agronomy from Penn State. He also holds a Master’s degree in Horticulture from Penn State with study in plant water use and remote sensing.
Oilseed markets are facing new challenges in 2015. After 10 years of tight supplies and high prices, oilseed markets are bracing for a period of abundant supplies and lower prices. This presentation, derived from the February 20th release of the USDA 2015 U.S. grains and oilseed outlook, examines various factors expected to influence global oilseed markets in the coming year with a focus on U.S. soybean complex supply and demand projections for 2015.
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