LMC’s expert team work with all of the major coarse grains: corn (maize), wheat, barley, rye, oats and sorghum, across each of their major zones of production. Our research and analysis extends throughout the supply chain, from the economics of production through to each of the major end use markets, including: the food and feed industries, ethanol producers, the broader starch and fermentation sector; and the regulatory environment within which they operate.
The recent rise in use of grains as a biofuel feedstock, has had major repercussions on these markets. By combining the expertise of our cereals specialists with that of our biofuels team, LMC is uniquely placed to understand these changes, and forecast how they will affect other users and consumers.
LMC’s grains team is your primary source if you need:
- Market analysis – policy, structure, key players, price determination
- Due diligence and investment appraisal for new dry/wet milling and ethanol projects
- Price forecasts – for all of the main coarse grains
- Analysis of energy and grains markets and the price links between each market
- Cost estimates for processing grains into hydrolysate, and fermentation products such as ethanol
- Value chain analysis – from field all the way through to the major end use markets
- Sourcing strategies and risk management
- Evaluation of the impact of changes (actual and proposed) in domestic or international policy
We offer a global perspective on the grains sector, covering all of the major producing, consuming and trading countries, from the USA, Canada, EU-27, China, Ukraine, Russia and Australia and many more. Our clients include grower organisations, milling companies, traders, ethanol and starch producers, investors and finance companies.