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Over the next three to five years, agribusiness companies are likely to face increased market volatility and higher prices, according to a new Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory report.

According to the report this will present challenges as risk management and positioning become even more important. However, a more volatile environment will also create opportunities – and not just of a trading and market-positioning nature. Where does this information come from? Here’s Rabobank spokesperson Lisa Adams: “Rabobank has analysts working full-time doing global economic trend watching. And they publish this information to let producers know how it will affect U.S. ag.”

“With slow world economic growth and food demand shifting east, companies will need to rebalance their operating portfolios or risk having regional imbalances, or more importantly, risk being left behind in the establishment of global production, distribution and trading networks,” said Rabobank Global Strategist David Nelson, who spearheaded the report.