2020 Starts with a Bang
Year 2020 has literally started with a bang – the dimming prospect of a return to normal for US exports to China and now convulsions in the Middle East, a …
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Gilmore Joins Board of Investment Circle, Switzerland
Rick Gilmore, President/ CEO of GIC Trade, Inc., dba GIC Group, has been named a Strategic Board member of Investment Circle, Switzerland (icircle.ch ). I Circle is an investment group …
GIC’s Commodity Plus Carbon
As COP 25 opens today, the goal of 1.5 c reduction seems more elusive than ever. GHG levels are worrisomely short of targets but country and private sector commitment high. …
Advancing Food Safety through Blockchain
Advancing food safety in Asian markets is the mission of our NGO, GFSF (www.globalfoodsafetyforum.org) . We’re focusing on new tracing technologies with blockchain front and center. Blockchain secures provenance and …
Regional Breakout of USDA Payments to Farmers
Here’s a map created by Agri-Pulse on a regional breakout of USDA pay-outs to farmers under the MFP (Market Facilitation Program). Looks to us at GIC like something akin to red-lining …
Time for CPC — Commodity Plus Carbon
Despite US formal notification of withdrawal from Paris Agreement and more roll-back executive orders, leading American companies remain wedded to carbon reduction. The Chamber of Commerce supports staying in the …
Meat Analogues
Stop the Madness!! Instead of falling head first, we recommend Oakland Innovation cautionary white paper, “Harnessing the Plant-Based Movement.” It points up the nutritional sacrifices for taste and texture in …
Gloom Prediction for Grain Export Sales
No surprise, but good to have Boston Consulting Group join our ranks reporting that, “U.S. farms face long-term losses from the Trump trade war.” Click on the link to read …
Mitigating Risks in Ag
There’s a lot to juggle these days in #ag. Let’s call it mitigating risks–natural and man-made. New #technologies can help and that’s our focus. We’re working with investors to mainstream …
Commodity Prices Up
Commodity prices bumped up, thanks to China’s announced tariff “exclusions.” The big winners are those with long positions, most likely grain traders and speculators. It could be liar’s poker re-visited.
