Top U.S. Agriculture Official to Deliver Key Note Address at South African Agricultural Outlook Conference
All Africa -- September 3, 2012 -- The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Agricultural Outlook Board chairperson of the Interagency Commodity Estimates Committee (ICEC) for grains, Jerry Norton, arrived in South Africa this week for a trip that includes a key note presentation at the 12th South African Agricultural Outlook Conference on September 4 in Pretoria.Norton oversees the development of wheat and feed grains forecasts for the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. At the conference he will speak on "The Global Outlook for the Supply and Demand for Grains" and will provide key information on the global corn and wheat supply and demand situation.
See the Agrimark website for more information on the program and speakers
Norton's visit to South Africa comes at a time when both locally and globally, there has been a lot of discussion and speculation about the impact of the U.S. drought on global grain supplies. The current drought in the United States has caused significant cuts in this year's corn production, which has translated into higher grain prices.
The Foreign Agricultural Service office of the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria has also collaborated with Santam Agri, University of Pretoria, and AfricaBio for three separate presentations to government officials, academics, students, farmers, and agribusinesses. Norton will also spend time with GrainSA and institutions involved in South Africa's grain information systems, to provide insight into the official statistical process of the World Agricultural Outlook Board.
Biography:
Jerry Norton is the grains analyst for the World Agricultural Outlook Board where he chairs USDA's Interagency Commodity Estimates Committee (ICEC) for grains. He is responsible for overseeing the development of wheat and feed grains forecasts for the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. Prior to working at the World Agricultural Outlook Board, he was the oilseeds analyst with USDA's Farm Service Agency where he worked with the ICEC for oilseeds. At the Farm Service Agency he was also responsible for forecasting farm program outlays and preparing economic analyses of farm policies and programs.
He began his career with USDA as an agricultural economist with the Agricultural Marketing Service providing economic analysis and research on a variety of issues affecting agricultural marketing and transportation. He earned his B.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois and his M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University.
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