In February 2024, the year-end export data is released and USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) publishes their “Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade” well as “USDA Long-Term Projections”. Food Export summarizes that data and combines it with the latest “Economy, Trade & Finance” information from Euromonitor, export statistics from “GATS” the Global Agricultural Trade System, as well as other sources including the WTO, IMF and World Bank. The result is a current snapshot of where U.S. agricultural trade stands and what to expect in the future.
Topics will include:

• Survey of factors of influence of current global economics
• U.S. inflation and recession potential
• The price of oil and strength of the U.S. dollar
• Geopolitical tensions and war in Ukraine
• Review of economic situation of key regions and markets
• Overview of export data on key regions and markets
• USDA's Economic Research Service forecast for 2024 and long term to 2033
• Q&A session with presenter