Globoil 29 September 2015 Jonathan Grange

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Globoil 29 September 2015

www.vicorus.ch Jonathan Grange

An innovative international brokerage business specializing in physical agricultural commodities with offices in Montreux, Madrid, Istanbul, Hamburg, Georgetown, Mumbai

Product origination: Black Sea (Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, EU)

Destination: consumer business in the Mediterranean to Turkey, through the Middle East to North Africa, Spain, Italy and Greece & SE Asia

A diverse client base including farmers, originators, trading houses, importers, processors and consumers.

CerealsWheat, Corn, Barley, Rye, Millet

OilseedsSoybeans, Sunflower seeds, Rapeseeds, Linseeds

FeedstuffsSunflower meal, Rape meal, Wheat Bran, Rice bran, Sugar Beet Pulp, Soybean meal

PulsesYellow peas, Feed peas, Chick Peas

Vegetable oilsSunflower oil, Rape oil, Soya oil

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Global Agri Outlook

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Agenda

Macro economic factors

Supply

Logistics

Demand

Technology

Conclusion

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Macro economic factors

Geo Politics

Interest rates

FX

Energy Prices

Fund activity

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Geo Politics

China – slowdown / S China sea

India - next motor

Industrial Commodity producers - price hit

Russia – punching above weight

M East – non functioning states, except Iran

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Interest Rates

Global growth• China – hard landing / transformation• US – energy dividend• India - future motor• EU – deflation risk like Japan, immigrants?

Fed Policy• Employment measure

Inflation / deflation

Ag industry risk

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35 years Interest Rates – US T Bond (10y)

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FX

Mega Trend

Producer / Consumer effect

US$ / CRB

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US$ Index – 40 years

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FX

Mega Trend

Producer / Consumer effect

US$ / CRB

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US$ / Brazil Real

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FX

Mega Trend

Producer / Consumer effect

US$ / CRB

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US$ Index / CRB

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Energy Prices

Changing world flows

Fracking – US exports

OPEC - Saudi

Efficiency / alternatives

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WTI Crude Monthly

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US Natural Gas

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Fund Activity

Mass of money – US$ 350 bln

Asset class

Macro driven - CTA

Market volatility

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Fund Activity

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Fund Returns

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Supply

Weather

Crops - Area / Growing conditions

Farmer selling

Origin competition

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Supply – Weather

N Hemisphere

El Nino• Forecast• So Far• Possibilities

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Weather – El Nino

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Supply

Crops - Area / Growing conditions Profitability Switching

Devaluation Logistics, Rent, Labour, Admin

Oil price• Fuel, fertilizer,

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Matif Wheat Monthly

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Soybean / Corn Chicago Monthly (2nd month)

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Supply

Farmer selling• Farm is ‘rich’• Local currency values• Technology moving fast

Origin competition• Multi origins with good availabilities

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Logistics

Freight rates

US Transport & Elevation capacity - full

Black Sea • Floating Elevators • Domestic transport

S. America - Strikes / Elevation Capacity

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Baltic Tanker Clean Index Monthly

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Demand

Calorific intake

Biofuels

India

Consumer behaviour / Pipeline effect

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World Grain Demand

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98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16500

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700

800

900

1,000

GLOBAL CORN & WHEAT USE

Wheat Corn

'000

MT

Global Corn Use Growth: 22.48 mln mt/pa. Average 18-Y growth: 3.9%

Global Wheat Use Growth: 7.66 mln mt/pa. Average 18-Y growth: 1.3%

US Biofuels

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Technology

EU / China / Turkey GMO acceptance – France

Euro Fracking

China / Turkey Testing

Quality management – complexity• Sustainability• Traceability

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Conclusion

‘Normal’ weather except El Nino

Consistent crops

‘Normal’ Demand - slowing

Growing stocks - Stocks Use ratios• Govt stocks vs Just in time

Role of the market

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Global Stocks – Wheat, Corn, Soybeans (mln mt)

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96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/160

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100

150

200

Wheat Corn Soybeans

Stocks / Use Ratios – Global Wheat & Corn (%)

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96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/1612

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22

27

32

37

Wheat Corn

Stocks / Use Ratios – Global Soybean & Palm (%)

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96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/165

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30

Soybeans Palm Oil

CBOT Corn Monthly

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CBOT Wheat Monthly

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CBOT Soybeans Monthly

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Crude Palm oil - Monthly

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Thank you for your attention

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