The Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA): GAFTA is the only worldwide trade association representing the interests of members, who trade in grains, feeding stuffs, pulses and rice internationally, with over 800 members in 80 countries. Contact Point: Pamela Kirby Johnson, Director General, GAFTA House, 6 Chapel Place, Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3SH, United Kingdom, Tel: 44 20 7814 9666, Fax: 44 20 7814 8383 Email: PamelaKirbyJohnson@gafta.com

The North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA): NAEGA is comprised of grain and oilseed exporters and interested parties whose purpose is to promote and sustain the development of commercial export grain and oilseed trade. NAEGA members include private and publicly owned companies and cooperatives with domicile in the United States and Canada. Contact Point: Gary C. Martin, President and CEO, North American Export Grain Association, Incorporated, Suite 1003, 1250 Eye Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20005, Tel: 202 682 4030, Fax: 202 682 4033, Email: gcmartin@naega.org. Website: www.naega.org

COCERAL: COCERAL is the representation of the European trade in cereals, feedstuffs, oilseeds, olive oil, vegetable oil and agrosupply. It comprises the trade organizations in 27 EU member states that for their part represent collectors, distributors, exporters, importers and storekeepers of the above-mentioned commodities. Furthermore COCERAL has an associated member in Switzerland. Contact Point: Klaus Schumacher, Past President, or Chantal Fauth, Secretary General, COCERAL, Rue du Trone 98 – 4th floor 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Tel: 32.2.502.08.08; Fax 32 502 60 30; Email: secretariat@coceral.com

Canada Grains Council (CGC): CGC has a membership of about 30 organizations involved in Canada’s grains, oilseeds, pulses and special crops industry including producers, handlers, transporters, processors, exporters, banks and provincial and federal governments and their agencies. Contact Point: Dale Adolphe, Chairman Biosafety Committee, or Dennis Stephens, Consultant, Canada Grains Council, 1215-220 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 0A5, Canada Tel 204 925 2133, Fax 204 925 2132, Email: dstephens@canadagrainscouncil.ca

National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA): NGFA consists of 1,000 grain, feed, processing and grain related companies that operate about 5,000 facilities that store, handle, merchandise, mill, process and export more than two-thirds of all US grains and oilseeds. About 70% of NGFA member firms are small businesses — country elevators and feed mills. Also affiliated with NGFA are 36 state and regional grain and feed associations. Contact Point: Kendell Keith, President, National Grain and Feed Association, Suite 1003, 1250 Eye Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20005. Email kkeith@ngfa.org

Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA): SOPA is an all India based association having a membership of 600 members representing processing industries, exporters, buyers, brokers, surveyors, analysts as well as farmers. The Association members are actively involved in trading soybean meal for food and feed purposes. Contact Point: Mr. D. R. Kalra, Executive Director, Soybean Processors Association of India, Scheme No. 53, Bear Malviya Nagar, A. B. Road, Indore 452 008, India, Email sopain@bom4.vsnl.net.in

ANIAME: ANIAME is the Association of Oilseed (including soya, canola and sunseeds) Processors in Mexico. Contact Point: Lic Amadeo Ibarra, Director General, ANIAME, Praga 39 Piso 3, Col. Juarez, C. P. 06600, Mexico, D.F., Mexico, Email aibarra@aniame.com

Hungarian Grain and Feed Association: The Hungarian Grain and Feed Association represents 80 –90% of the companies involved in Hungary’s milling, grain-export, soymeal-import and feed milling industry. Contact Point: Mrs. Zsofia Potsa, General Secretary, Hungarian Grain and Feed Trade Association, Alkotmany U.16.11./9, H-1054 Budapest, Hungary, Email gabonaszov@mail.datanet.hu; website: www.gabonaszovetseg.hu

The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India: The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India was formed in 1963 to help and foster the development and growth of India’s solvent extraction industry. At present the Association has about 900 members including about 550 solvent extraction plants having a combined oilcake/oilseed processing capacity of about 30 million tonnes. Contact Point: Mr. B.V. Mehta, Executive Director, 142 Jolly Maker Chambers No 2, 14th Floor, 225, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021 India, Email solvent@vsnl.com

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA): National Corn Growers Association (NCGA): NCGA is a coalition of 27 affiliated state organizations and represents the interests of 350,000 corn producers in the United States. Contact Point: Gary Niemeyer, Board of Directors, National Corn Growers Association, Email:
gniemeyerfarms@juno.com or Paul Bertels at bertels@ncga.com

APPAMEX: The Mexican Association of Providers of Agricultural Products represents organizations involved in the trade of imported and exported agricultural commodities in Mexico. Contact Point: Ricardo Calderon, Director Executive, Durango 245 Desp. 902, Col. Roma, 06700 Mexico City, MEXICO, phone (5255) 5533-4339, 5208-6154, 5525-2776 Ext. 101. Voice Mailbox Ext. 105, Fax Ext. 106. Email appamex@prodigy.net.mx

US Wheat Associates, Inc: US Wheat Associates, Inc. is the market development arm of the US wheat industry. Contact Point: Rebecca Bratter, US Wheat Associates, Inc, Suite 300, 3103 10th St. North, Arlington, VA 22201, phone (202) 463-0999 ext 315; Fax: (703) 524 4399; Email: rebecca_bratter@uswheat.org

Centro de Exportadores de Cereales (Chamber of Grain Exporters of the Argentinean Republic: The Chamber was formed in 1944 and includes the 12 largest grain exporters, marketing approximately 30 million tonnes per year. Contact Point: Ciro Echesortu, President, or Gabriel Gilges, General Manager, or Alberto Rodriguez, Bouchard 454 7th floor, C1106ABF, Buenos Aires, Argentina, phone 54 11 4311 1697, fax: 54 11 4311 7767, Email: Cerex@datamarkets.com.ar or Hugo Krajnc: Email: Hugo_Krajnc@Cargill.com

US Grains Council: The U.S. Grains Council builds global markets and serves international customers for U.S. grains through a unique partnership of U.S. producers, agribusiness and the public sector. Contact Point: Rebecca Fecitt, Director of Biotechnology, 1400 K Street NW, Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20005, phone: (202) 789-0789, fax: (202) 326-0660, Email: rfecitt@grains.org; Web site: http://www.grains.org

Russian Grain Union: Contact Point: Arkady Zlochevsky, President: 107139, Ìîñêâà, Îgëèêîâ ïågåóëîê, 1/11, îôèñ 576, 821: òåë: (095) 207-8256, 207-8285, 207-8345, 207-5279 ôàêñ: (095) 207-8379, 207-5344; Email: mariagrain@grun.ru

National Association of Grain Exporters (Associação Nacional dos Exportadores de Cereais; Phone: 55-11-3812-7803 or 55-11-3814-5449; e-mail: anec@uol.com.br): The National Association of Grain Exporters (ANEC) was founded on June 22, 1965 with the aim of boosting the development of activities related to the production and export of grains, as well as advancing its members’ interests in their dealings with public and private institutions. The association is a nationwide organization headquartered in São Palo. ANEC is a worldwide entity known for its contracts (47, 71, 81) for soybeans, soybean meal and soybean oil, respectively, which are used throughout international commerce. Contact Point: Sérgio Teixeira Mendes, General Director.

Brazilian Oilseed Processors Association (Associação Brasileira das Indústrias de Óleos Vegetais; Phone: 55-11-5536-0733): The Brazilian Oilseed Processors Association (ABIOVE) was established in 1981 and consists of 12 associate members that process approximately 80 percent of Brazil’s soybean crush volume. The association’s objective is to represent and serve the vegetable oil industries, work with the Brazilian government on policies to enhance the oilseed sector, promote Brazilian products, and conduct studies and generate statistical data on the sector. Contact Point: Carlo Lovatelli, President or Fabio Trigueirinho, Executive Director, email: abiove@abiove.com.br

National Agricultural Commodities Marketing Association: NACMA is Australia’s grain industry body representing and servicing the commercial interests of the agricultural commodities industry. NACMA’s 300 members are responsible for over 95% of all grain storage and freight movements each year and more than 90% of grain contracts executed in Australia refer to NACMA grain standards and/or trade rules. Contact Point: Geoff Honey, Chief Executive Officer, NACMA: Street address: Level 11, Royal Exchange Building, 56 Pitt St., Cnr Pitt & Bridge St, Sydney, NSW 1225; Mail address: PO Box R1829, Royal Exchange NSW 1225, Australia; Phone: 61 2 9247 6408; Fax: 61 2 9247 9153; Email: admin@nacma.com.au or Denis M’Gee, Email: denis@australianoilseeds.com

China National Association of Grain Sector (CNAGS):CNAGS was formed in 1996.The association is a nation-wide and juridical association organization, which consist of enterprises engaged in grains & oils trading? processing ?storage and transportation, as well as relevant scientific research departments and social entities. There are seven committees under the administration of CNAGS: Rice Committee, Wheat Committee, Food Grain Committee, Grains & Oils Industry Committee, Wholesale Market Committee, Construction Project Committee, Training and Education Committee. At present the association has about 600 members. Contact Point: Zhao Yi, Executive Director, China National Association of Grain Sector, 45 Fu Xing Men Nei St. Beijing 100801 P. R. China, Tel: 86 10 66095175, Fax: 86 10 66095175, Email: dyq@263.net

China Chamber of Commerce of Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce & Animal By-Products: CFNA is a non-profit national trade and industry organization, which has been servicing China Agro trade and industry community since 1988. CFNA represents over 5000 members all over China, ranging from China largest multinational agro-trade corporations to small companies. The membership includes state-owned enterprises, joint ventures, wholly foreign-invested and private companies, laboratories and individuals, covering the sectors of producers, processors, dealers, traders and agents, dealing with a wide range of products, such as grains and oils, vegetables and fruits, foodstuffs, meat and aquatic products, beverage and canned foods, forest and forest chemicals, native produce, tea and honey, and all other agro-products. CFNA provides members and their foreign partners with services and assistance in market information and consultancy, legal services, trade and products promotion, exhibitions, training, government affairs, trade dispute settlement, food safety issues etc. CFNA has 48 Commodity Chambers covering different agro-products including grain and oils. Contact Point: Chen Ying, Vice Director of Cereals and Oils Department 21 Xitangzi Lane, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100006, China

Corn Refiners Association, Inc. (CRA): CRA is the national trade association representing the interests of the corn refining (wet milling) industry of the United States. Members of the association produce starches, sweeteners, animal feeds, vegetable oil and bioproducts from corn. The Association serves its members through programs of government and public relations, regulatory affairs and technical services. Products of the corn refining industry are exported to over 100 countries around the world. Contact Points: Audrae Erickson, President, Corn Refiners Association, 1701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 950, Washington, D.C., Tel: 202-331-1634, e-mail aerickson@corn.org or Kyd Brenner, DTB Associates, LLP, e-mail kbrenner@dtbassociates.com. Web site: www.corn.org