Is MFP 3.0 Needed?
Maybe Secretary Perdue knows something about pick-up in China’s purchases that we don’t know—Ag Pro wire 03.04: “Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says work is being done by China to clear …
New Carbon-Based Instruments
The EU will be selling most of its carbon allowances and ICE will resume auctioning them. It’s welcome news. The more carbon registries the better to firm up prices and …
Effects of COVID19
As if trade wars and now protectionist trade agreements weren’t bad enough for agriculture, COVID19 is on a tear into global supply chains and MFP should be called CIF – …
See you in Lusaka!
We want to see you in Lusaka this upcoming September! GIC is host for all the ag portion of the summit and the expo. The COMESA conference will feature strategic …
Join Us in Lusaka in September!
Are you planning on traveling to Lusaka for the upcoming COMESA conference? As partner and co-host of the event, we at GIC hope we can welcome you. For interested speakers …
Let’s Regain Ag Export Advantages
We sure are a long way from the theory of comparative advantage in trade. Supposing we blame it on coronavirus, Brexit, and trade wars – then what? At GIC, we’re …
GIC Group Partnering for Summit and Expo in Lusaka, Zambia
For Immediate Release Bethesda, Maryland GIC Group is Partner for Global Expo COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa), to be held in Lusaka, Zambia, September 24-26, 2020. “Ag …
Phase I of the Trade Agreement
So much for the price boost with Phase I of the trade agreement. Okay, 2019-nCoV has clobbered expectations. But maybe there’s a realization that closing the door for too long …
See Reuters on Ag to China
“The devil is in the details!” See Reuters story on China’s purchase commitments of US ag products: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/chinas-market-condition-caveat-on-u-s-ag-purchases-adds-to-trade-deal-doubts-idUSKBN1ZE2QE
New Futures Contracts for Ag
All eyes are on Australia ravaged by fires due to drought – but other threats abound. Ag can lead the way out of this vortex, by cutting back and storing …
