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3rd AnnualMIDDLE EASTGRAINSCONGRESS 201326 – 28 February 2013JW MArriott Hotel, Dubai,United Arab EmiratesLeading Traders andMiddle East BuyersAshraf El AttalChairman and ChiefExecutive Officer,Middle East Grains Co.(Midgrain),EgyptBrian BarriskillSupply Chain Director,Al Dahra AgricultureCompany,United Arab EmiratesAyhan KindapAsst. Vice President,Purchasing & Import,CP Standard Gida Sanayi,TurkeyKaran A ChananaChairman,The Amira Group,IndiaEduardo IguiniManaging Director,Agrigrain Uruguay,UruguayTamer SemidaTechnical AgricultureManager,Jenaan Investment LLC,EgyptShahrokh KhazaeiChief Executive Officer,Mohsen Line GeneralTrading LLC,United Arab EmiratesAvsin KasikciDirector of InternationalTrade,Kavukcu Flour Mills,TurkeyIvo van der StaakPurchase Director,J.P. Beemsterboer FoodTraders,The NetherlandsConferenceHighlights• Anticipating policies affecting grainstrade/consumption in the Middle EastRegion• Evaluate Opportunities in the DH20billion + re-export market, which ispoised to grow even more• In depth analysis of food and feedmarkets, and expected trade changes• Hear from top buyers from Egypt,Turkey, Qatar and UAE• Outlook for G2G agreements andGovernment procurement tenders• Developments in Storage capacity andLogistics requirements in the region tocater to growing demand• Grains market in Africa – demandprofiles and trade opportunitiesPLUS!A Full Day Pre-ConferenceWorkshop26 February 2013Futures, Options andRisk Management inGrains TradeProduced by:Supported by:Media Partners:www.middleeastgrains.comThai RiceExportersAssociationInternational Marketing Partner:REGISTER NOW! Customer Service Hotline: +65 6508 2401

3rd AnnualMIDDLE EASTGRAINS CONGRESS 2013CONFERENCE DAY 1 • 27 FEBRUARY 20130800 Welcome Coffee & Registration0900 Chairman’s Opening RemarksMiddle East Grains Trade Outlook0910 World Markets for Grains and Rice – Current Situationand Prospects• Reviewing price developments for grains and rice in 2012• Fundamentals: current situation and tentative prospectsfor 13/14• Points to watch and conclusionsDarren Cooper, Senior Economist, International GrainsCouncil, United Kingdom0940 Mobilizing Resources for the Middle East RegionsAgricultural Sector• The gap between food supply and demand in the region• Investment in Africa, Australia, Brazil and other regions• What else needs to be done?Tarek Hashem, Former Executive Director, BusinessDevelopment, Hassad Food Company, Qatar1010 Global Branding Opportunities for Specialty Rice• The rice outlook in India• Demand for specialty rice in the MENA region• Challenges and policies affecting the tradeKaran A Chanana, Chairman, The Amira Group, India1040 Q&A Session followed by Refreshment Break1125 Challenges & Opportunities in Middle East Grain &Food Commodities Market – Next DecadeThe Middle East makes up only 5 percent of the world’spopulation, yet they take in more than 20 percent of theworld’s grain exports. Imports to the region have jumped from30 million tons of grain in 1990 to nearly 70 million tons in2011. Now, imported grain accounts for nearly 60 percent ofregional grain consumption. With water scarce, arable landlimited, and production stagnating, grain imports are likelyto continue rising. Thus far, grain imports have filled thewidening gap between production and consumption. Butpopulation growth alone will raise grain demand in the MiddleEast to 200 million tons by 2050, equal to two thirds of currentworld grain exports. Increased meat consumption would takedemand up even higher. Ensuring grain supplies will becomeprogressively more challenging as countries look to importmore grain from†abroad. This unique situation will throw openthe challenges & unprecedented opportunities to growers ,exporters , importers, processors and all the components ofmiddle east food supply chain.Moderator: Sudhakar Tomar, Managing Director, HakanAgro DMCC & Honorary Chair (Communications) –CICILS/IPTC – International Pulse Trade & IndustryConfederation, United Arab EmiratesPANEL DISCUSSION1155 Q&A Session1230 Networking LuncheonWheat Markets1400 Wheat Consumption Patterns in Middle East• Dealing with impact of tight supply• How is price volatility affecting the business?• Strategy to overcome supply tightening and increasingenergy cost• Flour trends in the market• What to expect from Turkey, the leading exporter of wheatflour in the worldAvsin Kasikci, Director of International Trade,Kavukcu Flour Mills, Turkey1430 Supply Outlook and Challenges in the MENA Market• Global wheat market outlook and volume• Challenges in the market ñ price volatility, sanctions andtight supply• Subsidy system and its impact on wheat tradingAshraf El Attal, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,Middle East Grains Co. (Midgrain), Egypt1500 Q&A Session followed by Refreshment Break1545 Pakistan Wheat and Grains Export Trends• Wheat, rice and corn outlook in Pakistan• Meeting the grains requirements in Middle EastFuad Hamid Garib, Director, Garibsons (Pvt) Ltd,PakistanManaging Risk in Global Grain Markets1615 The Futures Contract: Concerns of Traders and OtherMarket Players• Providing transparency and risk management tools• Preventing market manipulation• Educating traders on the pitfalls• Black Sea contractRichard Jelinek, Director, Commodity Product Marketing,CME Group, United States of America1645 Changing Trends in Trade Finance for Grains• Challenges to obtain finance for trading companies• Changes in recent yearsTon Schurink, CFT Trade FZ-LLC, CEO, CFT AdvisoryServices, Switzerland1715 Q&A Session1730 End of Day OneREGISTER TODAY! +65 6508 2401 register@ibcasia.com.sg www.middleeastgrains.com

3rd AnnualMIDDLE EASTGRAINS CONGRESS 2013CONFERENCE DAY 2 • 28 FEBRUARY 20130830 Welcome Coffee & Registration0855 Chairman’s Opening RemarksIbrahim Efecan, Agricultural Production, Fodder Supplying& Trading, Tarfas A.S, Sutas Group, TurkeyProspects for Corn and Soy0900 Strategy to Ensure Quality Soy Product in a TightMarket• Soybean market outlook in the Middle East• Developing domestic livestock industry• Utilization trends for soybeanTamer Mahmoud Mohamed Semida, TechnicalAgriculture Manager, Jenaan Investment LLC, Egypt0930 Changing Trends in Corn Utilization and Impact onTrade• Corn demand and pricing volatility in the market• What to expect in the future corn utilization?• Policies affecting demand for corn usageIbrahim Efecan, Agricultural Production, Fodder Supplying& Trading, Tarfas A.S, Sutas Group, Turkey1000 Feed Trading Opportunities and Challenges• Supply sources from Turkey• Livestock feed industry needs• Trading opportunities for feed from Turkey• Impact on Middle East marketAyhan Kindap, Asst. Vice President, Purchasing & Import,CP Standard Gida Sanayi, Turkey1030 Q&A Session followed by Refreshment BreakRice Markets in Middle East and Africa1115 Iran in the Spotlight• Demand from Iran• Strategy to secure supply despite sanction from USA• Government intervention to ensure supply to the nation• Rice trade opportunity with IranShahrokh Khazaei, Chief Executive Officer, Mohsen LineGeneral Trading LLC, United Arab Emirates1145 Outlook for Mercosur Rice Trade in 2013• Rice as a physical commodity and the difference withagricultural futures• Creating a market niche – positioning Uruguay’s rice• Mercosur high quality rice versus standard rice as acommodity.• Understanding the role of Brazil in the Mercosur Rice MapEduardo Iguini, Managing Director, Agrigrain Uruguay,Uruguay1215 Demand Outlook for Rice in United Arab Emirates• Strategies to secure rice supply• Dealing with increasing volatility in the prices• Government regulations: opportunities and constraints• Procurement initiatives being put in placeTamer Elemary, Chief Commercial Officer,Emacon Group, United Arab Emirates1245 Q&A Session1300 Networking Luncheon1400 Demand and Supply for the Africa Rice Market: APurchaser’s Perspective• Challenges in securing supply from Asia• Changes in policies in the market• Demand trends from the African marketIvo van der Staak, Purchase Director, J.P. BeemsterboerFood Traders, The NetherlandsSupply Chain Management in Grains Trading1430 Grain Storage: An Essential Part of the Securing FoodSupply• Is there sufficient storage in the region?• Measures taken to develop more grain storage capacity• The role of storage in the region’s government strategiesto manage food price riskTarek Tawfik, Managing Director, Medsofts Group,Egypt1500 Q&A Session followed by Refreshment Break1545 Formalisation of Transport• Cost of freight in the region• Port efficiency to ensure minimum waiting time• Regulation on road and land transportBrian Barriskill, Supply Chain Director, Al DahraAgriculture Company, United Arab Emirates1615 The Importance of Containerization of Grains• The evolution of rice containerization• Rio Grande do Sul (south of Brazil) grains production• Comparison between break bulk vs container• Options of stuffing• Advantages of containerizationRodrigo Orsoletta, Commercial Manager, Tecon RioGrande, Brazil1715 Q&A Session1730 End of DayREGISTER TODAY! +65 6508 2401 register@ibcasia.com.sg www.middleeastgrains.com

3rd AnnualMIDDLE EASTGRAINS CONGRESS 2013PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP • 26 FEBRUARY 2013Futures, Options and Risk Managementin Grains TradeUncertainty in todayís global agricultural markets demandsefficient risk management, and it is critical that firms in theagricultural industry make use of all of the tools available tomanage their market exposure.CME Group will conduct a full-day educational on futures andoptions to help you acquire the valuable knowledge neededto plan a more effective risk management strategy. This eventwill be conducted prior to the formal beginning of the MiddleEast Grains Congress.This workshop is designed for those in commercial agriculturewho are either new to futures markets or who are newlyinvolved in their firmís risk management operations.The workshop will cover practical concepts of futures, optionsand price risk management.Topics include:• Importance of Price Risk Management to your Firm’sBottom Line• Futures and Options Terminology, Concepts, Pricing andMechanics• Hedging and Risk Management Strategies• Financial Integrity and Market Regulation• Getting Started in Price Risk ManagementWho should attend the Introduction to Futures, Optionsand Risk Management Workshop?• Those new or relatively new to the futures industry andwant to acquire basic knowledge• Those who want a refresher course on the basics• New staff from agricultural firms involved with or impactedby price risk management decisions• New purchasing team members, finance, traders andaccounting department staff• Executive management and owners with bottom lineresponsibilityWorkshop Leader:Richard Jelinek,Director, commodity Product Marketing,CME Group, United States of AmericaRichard Jelinek is Director, Commodity ProductMarketing, at CME Group. His primary responsibilityis the development and delivery of educationalprograms and materials on the CME Group Agricultural Futures,Options and Swaps to both risk managers and risk takers.Richard worked for the Chicago Board of Trade from 1981 throughthe merger of the CBOT and the CME in July 2007. His tenure in thefutures industry has always included marketing and educational effortsfor agricultural target audiences including producers, lenders, foodprocessors, merchandisers, feed manufacturers, importers andexporters. Richard has also developed materials and presentationsfor the energy and metals markets, as well as, the speculative orinvestment side of the markets.BE A SPONSOR / EXHIBITOR!Why engage in Sponsorship or Exhibition inthe Middle East Grains Congress 2013?The Middle East Grains Congress 2013 will bring together animpressive line-up of industryís most influential figures to speakon fundamental issues driving and shaping the grains industry inthe region. To position your company as a market leader, and toexplore the range of sponsorship options, please contact:Ms. Siti Hawamah | Email: siti.hawamah@ibcasia.com.sgTel: +65 6508 2492REGISTER TODAY! +65 6508 2401 register@ibcasia.com.sg www.middleeastgrains.com

3rd AnnualMIDDLE EASTGRAINSCONGRESS 201326 – 28 February 2013JW Marriott Hotel, Dubai,United Arab EmiratesMiddle East countries need to act urgently to improve food security.Projections of the region’s food balance indicate that dependenceon imports will increase by almost 64% over the next twenty years.Going forward the region needs to deploy efforts to help offsetvulnerability to future food price shocks by focusing on investmentin three key areas:• Strengthening safety nets;• Enhancing food supply; and• Reducing exposure to international commodity market volatility.The Middle East Grains Congress brings you an all new programmefocusing on strategies to secure food supply, dealing with pricevolatility, and latest market updates for the grains industry. Meet andlisten to our panel of experts from the purchasing region to knowwhat are the demands like, changes in consumption trends and whatto expect in the coming years from the region.Why Attend?• The 3rd Annual Middle East Grains Conference remainsthe ONLY grains trade summit dedicated to the region• Understand Procurement & Supply security strategiesof the world’s top buyer market (US$8 billion marketvalue)• Review specific trade opportunities across rice, corn,wheat, and soy• Learn how to manage supply and price volatility dueto continuous fluctuation in the market• Network with local buyers, international traders andsuppliers to the region from over 25 countriesWho Will You Meet?Delegates by IndustryDelegates by RegionRice and Flour Mills 30%Large MNC Commoditycompanies & Traders25%Middle East Region 29%Sri Lanka 11%South Africa 8%FoodManufacturers10%Meat & PoutryProducers 5%Banking & Finance 5%Milling Equipments &Technology providers 2%Legal Firms 1%Feed Mills10%Testing &Certificationprofessionals2%Shipping andLogistics 2%Government / GovernmentProcurement Houses 5%Commodity Exchanges 3%UnitedKingdom 8%France 6%Switzerland 3%Ukraine 3%Thailand 1%United States 3%North AfricaRegion 6%India 5%Malaysia 3%Australia 3%Pakistan 3%Japan 2%Cambodia 2%Bulgaria 2%Brazil 2%Global Food Prices Soared 10% in July: World Bank ReportWASHINGTON: Global food pricessoared 10 per cent in July, increasingthe threat to millions of the world'spoor especially in Africa and the MiddleEast, the World Bank said.Drought and soaring temperatures inthe United States and Eastern Europehave savaged some of the key graincrops that feed much of the world, withprices for corn (maize) and soybeanshitting records.The Bank warned on Thursday that arepeat of the price surges of mid-2008and early 2011 endangered the healthof millions in food-importing countries,with sub-Saharan Africa most at risk.(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/, August 31, 2012)REGISTER TODAY! +65 6508 2401 register@ibcasia.com.sg www.middleeastgrains.com