Recent press releases, news and media coverage:
:: Oilseeds to be bullish in 2012 (2.2.2012)
:: Global AgInvesting (SM) welcomes Jim Rogers, internationally-renowned economist, as keynote speaker (1.31.2012)
Jim Rogers, investment expert and author, will present "How I See the World Today and What I Am Doing About It" at this premier agricultural investing conference in New York City in April.
:: Agribusiness industry expert from HighQuest Partners to speak at Moscow Conference (12.20.2011)
Philippe de Lapérouse, director of the firm’s Global Food and Agribusiness Practice, will speak at the Where the Margin Is conference in Moscow on January 31, 2012.
:: Leading global company focused on natural, organic and specialty foods releases inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Report. (12.19.2011)
SunOpta Inc.'s report provides key economic, social and environmental information to stakeholders.
:: HighQuest Partners welcomes new director to oversee Global AgInvestingSM Research & Insight (12.16.2011)
William J. Kiernan joins the company in new research information role for Global AgInvestingSM projects.
:: Soy Innovation India propels industry forward with strategic insights (12.14.2011)
The message from global industry experts speaking at this debut of Soy Innovation in India earlier this month was three-fold.
:: Slowing global demand and mixed earnings expectations for U.S. Agribusiness Industry, According to Fitch Report (12.14.2011)
:: Cargill Inc. to lay off up to 2,000 workers (12.13.2011)
Agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. reported it will lay off about 1.5 percent of its global workforce due to challenging world economic conditions.
:: HighQuest Partners welcomes newest engagement manager (12.12.2011)
Ron Marshall has joined the team of managers at HighQuest Partners.
:: HighQuest Partners welcomes new director of client engagements (12.8.2011)
Michael Masterovsky has joined the executive management team at the globally-recognized strategic consulting, events and media company.
:: UN Warns 25 Percent of World Land Highly Degraded (12.8.2011)
A warning to reverse the trend of land degradation is the result of the United Nations first-ever global assessment of the state of the planet's land resources.
:: Garrett joins HighQuest Partners as managing director (12.7.2011)
HighQuest Partners has announced the addition of Jamie Garrett, previously of Bunge North America, as managing director.
:: New ways needed to grow food, according to recent UN Report (12.7.2011)
A UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report predicts that in another 40 years many parts of the world will have run out of water for farming.
:: CHS to buy Israei maker of soy protein for $133 million (12.7.2011)
Inver Grove Heights-based CHS, the nation's largest farmer-owned co-operative, has agreed to buy Solbar Industries Ltd., which produces soy protein ingredients for food makers.
:: Farmland Institutional Investment May Rise $4B-$5B/Year (12.6.2011)
Institutional investment globally in acquiring and developing farmlands is likely to increase by around $4.0 billion-$5.0 billion annually for the next few years as investors seek relatively safer asset classes due to the economic recession and the eurozone crisis, said industry expert Philippe DeLapérouse, HighQuest Managing Director, in this interview with Dow Jones.
:: Blair Fortner Joins HighQuest Partners as Managing Director (12.6.2011)
HighQuest welcomes new managing director in its St. Louis, Mo., office
:: Global AgInvesting (SM) Asia promises comprehensive look at investing in the global agricultural production and trade industry. (12.1.2011)
Global AgInvesting Asia will bring together, at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Signapore, Dec. 5 to 7, leading investors, fund operators and industry experts to engage in in-depth and comprehensive discussions on the opportunities and challenges of investing in agriculture.
:: Soy Innovation conference comes to India to further burgeoning soybean market (12.1.2011)
HighQuest Partners Soy Innovation conference in New Delhi will provide entrepreneurs and industry leaders with the tools to produce, process and utilize soybeans efficiently, as well as how to access both domestic and global markets.
:: The Real Bull Market (10.14.2011)
According to a HighQuest report for the OECD, 54 investment funds now have $7.44bn of agricultural investments around the world, and this is “expected to double or triple in the near to long term”. Much of this has been acquired over the past decade. Indeed, so strong is this trend that the trading floors of Wall Street are currently abuzz with stories of bankers who have now become obsessed with soybeans.
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