Section 2 : Special Focus on the US:
US-China Trade Dispute under Biden: Its Effects on Global Agricultural Trade and US Edible Oils
Mr. Paul Bloemendal
- Paul Bloemendal is active as Enterprise Risk Management & Strategic Reframing Specialist under his company PRETB Pte Ltd in Singapore.
- He brings in extensive experience as commodity trader having managed agricultural sourcing, shipping and trading desks in companies like Cargill, Noble, Ruchi and a range of risk management service providers with a strong focus on edible oils.
- He writes a weekly market guidance update for the CME group and has worked regularly as speaker in partnership with MPOB in the past under the POTS series.
- Besides his consultancy work, he is also an active entrepreneur, investor and mentor to pre-seed start-ups.
- The most recent project that his is leading is called Paper Trader, reshaping the face of markets.
- Paper Trader is digitizing the way we execute our paper and physical cargoes with embedded controls and risk management tools. It is expected to go live for the palm oil industry in Q3-2021.
• General topic: “Where does the USA stand in terms of global trade after 4 years of America first with bilateral trade focus vs the growing multilateral trade deals under Chinese influence and how does this affect the global agricultural trade
• Parts I will cover in likely around 25-30 minutes:
o Global agricultural markets with a focus on China and the USA
o The recent regional partnerships changing the political maps: RCEP/CAI
o China vs the US, what happened so far and why do they need each other?
o Implications and expectations of the Biden transition from Trump and the 14th 5-year plan in China
o From trade war to strategic competition
o Impact on agricultural commodities with a focus on Soybeans and Palm oil
o Recap
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