Seminars

PRX Annual Seminar – April 9th & 10th, 2026

This seminar will take place in Kansas City, MO at the Intercontinental Hotel.

Intercontinental Address: 401 Ward Parkway | Kansas City, MO 64112

Nearby Plaza Hotels: Residence Inn Marriott

PDF Version of Agenda: Annual Seminar Agenda

 

Agenda

American Agribusiness & Production Agriculture Insights
Carbon Policy Reset • Ballooning Stocks • Peak China
Estimating Maximum U.S. Ethanol Production

 

Thursday, April 9th
 Topics
 Speakers/Affiliation
3:00 PM Opening Remarks: Welcome & Introduction – Ballroom Salons Marty Ruikka (The ProExporter Network)
3:15 PM Marco & Ag Economy Outlook – Rates • Inflation • Debt • FOMC Blaine Nelson (Farmer Mac)
4:00 PM Grain Transportation Dynamics – Jones Act • Canals • Barges • Trucking • Railroad Merger Ken Eriksen (Polaris Analytics & Consulting)
5:00 PM Changes in Ethanol & Biomass Based Diesel – 45Z • RVO’s • SRE’s • Feedstocks Ryan Ruikka (The ProExporter Network)
6:00 PM Networking Reception: Heavy Appetizers & Refreshments – Rooftop Ballroom All Seminar Attendees Invited
7:00 PM Dinner on the Plaza: Make Your Own Dinner Plans  
Friday – April, 10th
 Topics Speakers/Affiliation
6:45 AM Breakfast Seminar Reconvenes – Ballroom Salon 2,3  
8:00 AM Seminar Reconvenes – Ballroom Salons  
8:00 AM Brazil Juggernaut & Cost of Production – Production AG Amidst Low Price Episode Paul Bertels (Farmgate Insights)
9:00 AM Peak China – Demand Outlook – Demographics, Economy, Trade & Meat Fred Gale (USDA ERS Economist – Retired)
10:00 AM Refreshment Break – Ballroom Foyer  
10:15 AM Futures, Basis, Spreads, & Carry Outlook – Short Term Prices Luke Leder (John Stewart & Associates)
11:00 AM New PRX Study – Limits of U.S. Industrial Use (Origination Shadow Mapping of Future Corn Use Scenarios) Marty Ruikka  (The ProExporter Network)
12:00 PM Adjourn Travel Safe

 

 

PRX 2026 Annual Seminar Agenda

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