MAIZALLAlliance for a World of Maize

Julius Schaaf

Iowa FarmerVice Chairman, U.S. Grains Council

USGC: Developing Markets, Enabling Trade, Improving Lives

Global Population Growth:Food Security Through Trade

Grain Trade Growth: Corn, Wheat, Soybeans

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Projected 465 MMT

Bigger Markets, Shared Opportunity

Few large commercial global registrants of biotech transgenic events

600+ firms seeking to register transgenic and novel technology events

Evolution of Biotechnology

• U yvvyiPast: U.S. Dominated

Future: Global Partnership

Potential Partnerships: A Growing Field

Event Approvals: The Pressure Builds

Corn Yield Outlook: U.S., Argentina, Brazil

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North-South Producer Partnership

Communication on Modern Agriculture

Asynchronous Approvals

Regulatory Harmonization in Americas

Global Biotech Acceptance

Together Serving a Growing World