WABCG/ISO Consultation



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  • 09:00 - 10:15 : Opening Session

    Opening Statement (including highlights from the Council) by WABCG, Alf Cristaudo, WABCG President

    Opening Statement by ISO, H.E. Sr. Alfonso Matta Fahsen, Guatemalan Ambassador, ISO Chairman

    News from the International Sugar Organization, Dr. Peter Baron, ISO Executive Director

    Trends in the Beet and Cane Industry : Information Flashes from Represented Countries (3 minutes each)

  • 10:30 - 12:00 : Session 1 - Sugar and Ethanol Outlooks

    Sugar Market Overview and Future Prospects, Sergey Gudoshnikov, Senior Economist, ISO

    Domestic Prices, Currencies and other influencing variables, Leonardo Bichara Rocha, Economiste, ISO

    Ethanol Market Trends, Lindsay Jolly, Senior Economist, ISO

    Discussions / Reactions

  • 13:15 - 14:30 : Session 2 - Strong sugar prices and consequences for growers

    Brazil, Organização dos Plantadores de Cana da Região Centro-Sul do Brasil

    Inde, Indian Sugar Exim Corporation

    Europe, Confédération Internationale des Betteraviers Européens

    Afrique du Sud, South African Cane Growers Association

    États-Unis d'Amérique, Red River Valley SugarBeet Growers Association

    Thaïlande, Dr. Prasert Tapaneeyangkul, Secretary General, Office of Thai Cane and Sugar Board

    Discussions / Reactions

  • 14:45 - 15h30 : Session 3 - Climate change and environmental regulations

    Changing climatic conditions and implications for cane and beet growers, World Meteorological Organization

    Expectations from the Copenhagen conference for integration of agriculture, IFAP

    Discussions / Reactions

  • 15:30 - 16:00 : Closing Remarks

    Closing remarks by ISO, H.E. Sr. Alfonso Matta Fahsen, Guatemalan Ambassador, ISO Chairman

    Closing remarks by WABCG, Alf Cristaudo, WABCG President

  • 16:15 - 17:30 : Executive Board of WABCG (Members only)