UK Grain Event
2nd November 2011
Exec Exhibitions and Events Centre, The East of England Showground, Peterborough, PE2 6XE, 9am-4pm
UK Grain is an event focused on the needs of the serious cereals grower. The event is dedicated to post-harvest technology and marketing of all combinable crops.
Seminar Details/GrainStorm
2011 Seminar Details Below
Visitors can gain 2 NRoSO & 4 BASIS points by attending the seminars.
10:30 Marketing - Growing for a specific market
Richard Whitlock, Grain Marketing Consultant
This seminar looks at the options and examines various new and different contracts, for both food and fuel, which may provide growers with an opportunity to secure better returns and reduce the exposure to the volatility in the commodity markets.
11:30 Management - Central storage and marketing
Rob Sanderson - Head of Central Storage Network, Openfield
Central storage is becoming an increasing popular option for not only storing grain, but for also providing access to premium markets through contracted arangements and for mitigating market risk. This seminar explains the benefits of buying space in these facilties as well as how the marketing power and vendor assurance they offer allows members to tap into quality contracts. Rob Sanderson, Head of Central Stores for Openfield, the UK's largest grain cooperative will be joined by John Latham, Chairman of Camgrain.
12:30 Marketing - When will the bubble burst?
Jack Watts - Senior Analyst, Cereals and Oilseeds AHDB Market Intelligence
Following a run of intense price volatility a period of relatively high prices and strong futures for most commodities has brough welcome relief. But what are the prospects for prices in the future? Jack Watts will explain background and circumstances that are influencing the currentprices and looks ahead to see what changes affect future prices.
1.30 Practical - How to control energy costs
Andrew Kneeshaw - FEC Services
Energy consumes a huge proportion of the total costs of drying and storing grain. Andrew Kneeshaw provides expert advice on first calculating costs and then exploring ways to make savings through better management.
2.30 Management - Potential for fast, two way flows of information on grain movement?
Guy Gagen, NFU Chief Arable Advisor
An electronic information exchange could benefit farmers and processors alike by providing fast feed-back on the weight and quality of loads being delivered to stores. mills. maltings and crushers and reduce the complexity and room for errors for grain passports. Guy Gagen discusses the enormous potential this two-way information flow, possibly via text, fax or email, which could help save the industry millions by allowing farmers to make timely decisions about the content of following loads being supplier out of grain stores.
GrainStorm
The unique, GrainStorm advice area at UK Grain provide visitors with free, independent advice in private one-to-one clinics with leading experts. The wide range of topics include in-depth information on marketing, central storage, improving drying, storage nad handling facilites as well as guidance on how to complete a mycotoxin risk assessment. Features will include:
Marketing
Jack Watts - HGCA
Market Advice- factors that influence prices, future prospects and developing strategies to maximise returns
Central storage and marketing
Chris Spratt - Openfield
Growing for a market - added value options and opportunities on offer from contracts and pools as well as how central storage and selling can help
Management
Guy Gagen - NFU chief arable adviser
Benefits from better paperwork - Best practice advice on how prepare paperwork to accompany loads of grain to store, including how to complete a mycotoxin risk assessment using the NFU's on-line service. Also a chance to discuss what farmers wouldlike to see included in an electronic grain passport service.
All organisations will have a representative available at any time who will chat on a confidential basis to any grower for up to 10 minutes, more if there is not a queue!
