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In this episode Joseph Harvey, Editor of Animal Pharm, speaks to Scott Brown, vice president of external innovation at Zoetis, and Stonehaven Incubate's chief executive Mark Heffernan about their plans to drive innovation in the animal health space.

Dr Heffernan was recently appointed to lead Stonehaven Incubate, bringing experience from both the animal health and human health sectors. He speaks about his new role from the recent Human Biotech & Animal Health forum in Boston, while Zoetis' Scott Brown shares the company's blueprint for external collaboration, particularly with human health businesses.

Additional resources, including further interviews with Zoetis can be found on the episode 21 webpage - http://bit.ly/2Ge7OMA

In this episode Sanjiv Rana, Editor of Agrow, speaks to Jonathan Shoham, consulting analyst for Phillips McDougall to analyse the outcome of the previous year for the crop protection market, and to explore the factors contributing to global market development.

Examining what the future holds in both the short and long-term, the two industry experts discuss multiple factors that have recently impacted the market and explore the hot topics and upcoming areas that are having an influence and promise to transform the industry in the years to come.

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In part 3 of the IEG Vu Global Outlook 2018 series, Adam Sharpe speaks with industry experts Sandra Boga and Gary Howard to review the past year in the cocoa and grains markets, and to look ahead to what is to come in 2018.

What is the situation with cocoa supplies, and what's in store for the year ahead?

The headline for the grains outlook in 2018 is really one of a sector heading towards a deficit. Is that true for all grains?

The 2018 IEG Vu Global Outlook is available to download now. Visit the episode page where you can download the IEG Vu Outlook 2018 report and additional resources - http://bit.ly/2ESBcGJ

A recovery in global sugar outputs that set in last year is likely to accelerate this coming season. In this episode, Sandra Boga is joined by senior commodity analyst for F.O. Licht, Stefan Uhlenbrock to discuss global sugar markets, with a special focus on Brazil and Europe.

World prices fell quite sharply over 2017 by around 20% overall. Does 2018 hold the same fate for prices?

F.O. Licht projected a surge in global sugar output for 2017/18 - what does the latest data tell us?

The 2018 IEG Vu global outlook is available to download now. Visit the episode page where you can download the IEG Vu Outlook 2018 report and additional resources - http://bit.ly/2EzD5In

This episode is sponsored by De Smet Engineers & Contractors (http://www.dsengineers.com), and was recorded on February 1 2018.

The European Commission did not mention the UK's withdrawal from the EU at all in its future CAP communication released late last year, but it is clear that Brexit will have a major impact on the formation and construction of the bloc's agriculture policy after 2020.

Meanwhile, British politicians must come up with a new farming policy outside of the CAP for the first time in more than 40 years, and UK farmers will also be eager to hear if they will face greatly increased competition from foreign importers via new trade deals.

In this podcast, Adam Sharpe discusses these issues and more with CAP expert and frequent contributor Chris Horseman.

Questions explored include:

• What impact will Brexit have on the CAP in terms of budget and future direction?
• How will a new British Agriculture Policy be different to the CAP
• What sort of trade relationship will the EU and UK have post-Brexit?
• Can the UK and US agree a 'quick-win' trade deal?

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In this episode, Adam Sharpe is joined by expert analysts to look back at the past year in fruit juices (in particular, apple juice concentrate (AJC)), and dairy products.

This is part one of the IEG Vu Global Outlook 2018 series, in which industry experts review the past year in several agricultural commodities markets, and look ahead at what is to come in 2018.

The full IEG Vu Global Outlook 2018 report is available to download here - http://bit.ly/2r71TSi

Beverages:

It has been another eventful year in the apple juice and concentrates sector, with prices all over the place and increasing competition between the main producers, Poland and China. IEG Vu's principal beverages analyst, Neil Murray, explains the situation.

Dairy:

Richard Dillon, Senior Analyst for IEG Vu, reviews the past twelve months in the dairy sector.

An unusual thing occurred earlier in 2017 when the European butter market made it onto the front pages of the national newspapers. Prices of the commodity soared to record levels and there was talk of a shortage in product. What was the catalyst for these rises?

Visit the episode 16 page where you can download the IEG Vu Outlook 2018 report and additional resources - http://bit.ly/2DAUKfA

This episode is part one of the IEG Vu Global Outlook 2018 series, in which industry experts review the past year in several agricultural commodities markets, and look ahead at what is to come in 2018.

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In this episode, Adam Sharpe speaks to expert analysts Pieter Devuyst, Alessandro Mancosu, and Peter Rixon to take stock of what has been a tumultuous year in European food and agriculture politics. The team of experts also look ahead to what is likely to be on the policy agenda in the next twelve months.

The policy experts discuss a number of issues including common agricultural policy reform, the re-authorisation of glyphosate for use in the EU and the sometimes controversial issue of food labeling.

Stay tuned for the next episode of Down to Agribusiness where we will review the year in US food and agriculture policy and look ahead at what's to come in 2018.

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The phosphate raw materials market is dynamic. It's global. It's very active, and it's evolving. There are an enormous amount of joint ventures being signed, mergers and acquisitions by large-scale chemical companies worldwide taking place, and we're starting to experience some south-to-south trade - which is one of the big macroeconomic topics taking the spotlight in the news these days.

In this episode, Alberto Persona, phosphate analyst for Fertecon, shares his market insights.

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UK wheat prices have surged considerably since the UK voted to leave the EU back in June 2016, backed by a decline in the British pound. These costs are now making their way down the supply chain with hiked bread prices looming for UK consumers.

Senior Softs and Grains Analyst for IEG Vu, Sandra Boga explains how UK wheat prices have changed since the Brexit vote and what this means in the long-term for bread consumers.

Access articles and wheat price dashboards on the episode 14 page - http://bit.ly/2hyZonK

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In this episode, Senior Dairy Analyst for IEG Vu, Richard Dillon, shares his insights from the global dairy auction (Event 199 - 7th November 2017). Whole milk powder price continues to weaken, while there has been a small uplift in skim milk powder. Richard shares price information, production volumes and his analysis of the latest output from the global dairy auction.

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