World Food Day 2020
FAO’s slogan for World Food Day 2020 is “Grow, nourish, sustain. Together. — Our actions are our future.” And yet, the world is beset by geopolitical trade wars, COVID-19, an …
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GIC in International Import-Export Event Nov 18-20, 2020
GIC GROUP PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL IMPORT-EXPORT EVENT, November 18-20, 2020 GIC Group, a 40-year old international agribusiness company, is pleased to join other expert presenters to discuss agricultural trade opportunities …
Financial Consequences of Climate Change
The Climate Trust writes that the CFTC report “…could mark a turning point. Its commissioning and conclusion signals an increased awareness of the potentially ruinous financial consequences of failing to …
Global Ag Beware!
The CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) released a report on climate risk in the US financial system. Of 53 recommendations, the cliffhanger is : “Climate change poses a major risk …
Weather Unkind to US Ag
Signs of climate change or not, erratic and unfavorable weather conditions in the US have not been kind to US ag this year. And politics has come to the rescue …
Surviving on Subsidies
Great article in St. Louis Post Dispatch on costs to farmers of trade war with China and dependence on US farm subsidies for impact of pandemic. We said it before …
GIC’s Sustainable Ag Campaign
The Phase I agreement with China is not the rescue package American farms need, and subsidies help but don’t sustain. GIC’s sustainable ag campaign focuses on building new sources of …
New Commodity and Product Futures Contracts
The bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act is an important step in converting US ag from an emitter to a carbon creditor. Ag carbon credit auctions also offer the prospect of …
Bilateral Trade Pacts Hurting US Ag
We’re far away from the foundational trade law of competitive advantage. Bilateral trade pacts are a new zero sum ball game and right now, it looks like US ag is …
Rick Gilmore at ABLC Summit
Just when we need them the most, clean energy biofuel industries are taking a hit in declining exports and EPA waivers that favor fossil fuel. GIC’s CEO, Rick Gilmore, laid …
