Global Challenges Impacting U.S. Agricultural Exports

A Changing Geopolitical Landscape is Proving Challenging to America’s Farmers

I had the great privilege of addressing the Iowa Soybean Association on January 29, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa. America’s farmers are, in many ways, more keenly focused on - and deeply understanding of - geopolitical risk than just about any other profession. What happens in the Red Sea or in the Panama Canal has a direct impact on their product and delivery - and inflationary pressures here in the US, in significant parts of Asia, and in the EU (see map below):

Below is the full presentation that served, I am proud to say, as the groundwork for a lively and really fun discussion with the attendees. Thank you, Iowa Soybean Association, for having me. I really enjoyed it!