I am an economist for Cargill in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services with 155,000 employees in 70 countries.At Cargill I lead our long term modeling for corporate strategic insights. My analysis spans the food supply chain- from trends in crop, feed and livestock production to consumer demand for packaged food and food service. I previously led the analytics team for our animal protein business. The team creates insights for futures trading and commercial decision making. From 2003 to 2012 I worked as the beef economist for Cargill in Wichita, KS. Before joining Cargill in April 2003, I was the primary economic analyst for the United States Meat Export Federation in Denver, Colorado. I coordinated the analysis of the global meat trade and forecasting of U.S. beef, pork, and lamb exports.In addition to my work in agriculture and food economics, I have production-level experience in agriculture. I worked as an agronomist with Cargill in Northwest Indiana where I advised farmers about crop production and site-specific farming techniques. I was raised on a livestock and grain farm in Williamsburg, Missouri, which my family continues to operate.I hold a Bachelor of Science in General Agriculture and a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia.Specialties: Economic analysis, trade policy, global livestock production forecasting, meat demand analysis, futures trading and risk management, global food consumption trends,
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