2009 Highlights

Monday, August 3, 2009

• Outlook on the World Market Situation
  by: Dr. Peter Baron / International Sugar Organization
• The North American Sugar Complex
  by: Frank Jenkins / Jenkins Sugar Group
• New Farm Legislation: Managing the New Sugar Progam
  by: Barb Fecso / Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Ethanol: America's Growth Energy
  by: Tom Buis / Growth Energy
• Credit Conditions and Outlook
  by: Candace Roper / Knowledge Management Division, CoBank
• Fertiizer: Sweeter Than Sugar
  by: Ford West / The Fertilizer Institute

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

• Economic Factors Affecting Confectionery Companies' Location Decisions
  by: Peter Buzzanell / Buzzanell & Associates
• USA-Mexico Sweeteners Trade Open Market Opportunities
  by: Mario Bolivar / Czarnikow Sugar Mexico
• U.S.-Mexico Sweetener Trade
  by: Jose Pinto / Beta San Miguel
• 2009 International Sweetener Symposium
  by: Katy Ziegler Thomas / National Farmers Union
• Trade Policy: Outlook for Regional and International Agreements
  by: Chris Wenk / U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

• Update: Policy & Politics
  by: Jim Wiesemeyer / Informa Economics, Inc.
• Case for Confection
  by: Frank Day  / The Hershey Corporation
• Trends In Consumer Preference
  by: Ron Sterk /Milling and Baking News
• Defending Full Calorie Beverages
  by: Judith Thorman / American Beverage Association