
Seminar I
October 22, 2020
SPEAKERS & PRESENTATIONS

THE PERFECT STORM ISN’T OVER
Dwight Roberts
USRPA President & CEO

ONGOING HARVEST UPDATE & CASH MARKETS
Stuart Hoetger
The Stogan Group, Managing Partner

RICE FUTURES & THE MARKET FUNDAMENTALS AS COVID-19 CONTINUES
Dennis DeLaughter
Progressive Futures, Chief Executive Officer and Market Analyst

ASIAN RICE HOVERING OVER THE AMERICAS AND WORLD MARKETS
Milo Hamilton
Firstgrain, President and Senior Economist
Seminar II: Mercosur
December 10, 2020

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
Marcela Garcia
USRPA Chief Operating Officer

RICE MARKET COMMENTS
Dwight Roberts
USRPA President & CEO

RICE IN ARGENTINA
Yamila Saiz
President, CONMASUR-Argentina (Confederation of Mercosur Rice Mills)
Business Manager, Ibera Mercantil S.A.

BRAZILIAN RICE MARKET OUTLOOK
Tiago Barata
Executive Director, Sindicato da Indústria do Arroz do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
Sindarroz - Brazil

PARAGUAYAN RICE: ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT SITUATION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Reinerio Franco
Vice President, CONMASUR-Paraguay
Principal, Agriplus S.A.

URUGUAY: RICE COUNTRY
Jose Maria Gomez
Vice President, CONMASUR-Uruguay
Principal, Glencore Agriculture
Seminar III
December 15, 2020

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
Bianka Rodriguez
USRPA Marketing & International Promotions Director

BRIEF UPDATE ON U.S. RICE MARKET
Dwight Roberts
USRPA President & CEO

EXPECTATIONS OF MEXICO’S RICE MARKET AND THE SITUATION CAUSED BY COVID-19
Ricardo Mendoza
General Director at the Mexican Rice Council

STEP INTO THE FUTURE WITH THE DIGITAL RICE EXCHANGE PLATFORM
Stephen Edkins
Rice Exchange CEO and Co-Founder

STEP INTO THE FUTURE WITH THE DIGITAL RICE EXCHANGE PLATFORM
Jannette Sedan