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Global Trends in Agriculture and Transportation: Impacts on Food Security

Explore how global agriculture and transportation trends influence food security. Insights on evolving infrastructure, freight costs, and currency effects. Presented by Ken Eriksen, Senior Vice President, discussing transformative changes in the industry.

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Global Trends in Agriculture and Transportation: Impacts on Food Security

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  1. Global Agriculture and Transportation Price Trends and the Relation to Food Security Presented by Ken Eriksen Senior Vice President Kansas City, MO April 15, 2008

  2. Global Environment • The Global Age is Readily Apparent • The world is shrinking • Shipping options expanding • Transportation transformation underway • The U.S. is not as pivotal • Developing Countries Slowly Coming of Age – The Awakening of Asia Continues • Expanding infrastructure • Port developments • Still a ways to go however • Economy Driving Infrastructure Issues

  3. Weakened Currency

  4. Freight Trend Reversal?

  5. Freight Costs and the Economy

  6. The Current Framework • Infrastructure Problems = Inefficiencies • Inefficiencies = Lower Effective Transport Capacity • Lower Effective Transport Capacity = Higher Rates

  7. Ocean Freight Rolling Along

  8. Transportation Transformation

  9. Transportation Transformation

  10. Container Rates Holding Water

  11. Fuel Costs Rising

  12. The Current Framework • Infrastructure Problems = Inefficiencies • Inefficiencies = Lower Effective Transport Capacity • Lower Effective Transport Capacity = Higher Rates

  13. Global Agriculture and Transportation Price Trends and the Relation to Food Security Presented by Ken Eriksen Senior Vice President Kansas City, MO April 15, 2008

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