Mr. Alastair J. Dickie

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  However, Alistair Dickie, crop marketing director of the HGCA, says he would welcome a debate on any proposed wholegrain marketing initiative.

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  Alastair Dickie, Crop Marketing Director, presented his final annual review of the Crop Marketing Department, pointing out that in a year's time, Crop Marketing would be fragmented into Market Intelligence, Marketing and Stakeholder Communications. Currently, the activities of the department ranged from those which were farm-orientated to promotion/information and industrial uses. He detailed the personnel in each activity area within the department and outlined their roles. He explained that there had been a number of new recruits to the department over the year and Alastair was impressed with their capability. He commented that the functioning of the department was underpinned with systems and run by processes and although this was one of its strengths, any systems failure made it very fragile.
  
  Alastair looked ahead to the focus and challenges of the next 18 months, highlighting the following areas for attention:

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  Alastair Dickie, Crop Marketing Director, gave his annual presentation to the Board.He explained that the fundamental structure of the Crop Marketing Department had been unchanged but the changes in senior staff and focus had required events and website and database management to be absorbed into the structure.He highlighted some of the key achievements of the last 12 months:

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  Alastair Dickie, the crop marketing director, was speaking on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today after the government's chief scientific advisor warned against rushing into policies promoting the use of biofuels.
  
  Mr Dickie said: "There hasn't been much biofuel produced so far, so the recent rise in prices is as much to do with the rising population and the need for food for these people as it is for biofuels."
  
  He also said the production of biofuels will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and are not responsible for the rise in global food prices.
  
  According to a report by Envirolink, the northwest has "excellent" biofuel manufacturing locations near the ports of Liverpool and Birkenhead, and alongside the Manchester Ship Canal.Feedstock sources in the region and chemicals industries that could supply a biodiesel plant are two other reasons why the northwest could be at the forefront of supply.
  
  Mr Dickie continued: "With the exception of certain extreme situations in the United States, all of the biofuels that are likely to be on offer in the petrol forecourt after April the 15th improve the greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuels."

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  Alastair Dickie
  
  Alastair Dickie, has spent the last 30 years as a trader and analyst in the world's commodity markets. His experience includes trading in grains, soyabeans & meals, all vegetable oils (including managing softseed crushing plants, animal feed mills and poultry units), sugar, metals (ferrous & non-ferrous). He is also experienced in international foreign exchange and interest rate futures.
  
  His experience in different commodity markets covered all aspects of the risks associated with the trading business and he specialised in Market Risk Assessment and the use of Futures and Options, lecturing to commercial audiences in Europe and the Far East.
  
  He has been, since 1999, the Director of the Crop Marketing department of the HGCA, the statutory body responsible for the cereal and oilseed industries in the UK. His department is responsible for the provision of market information and training, market development of cereals and oilseeds at home and the promotion of exports. British Cereal Exports (BCE) is part of his Department.

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  "These are issues affecting every grower," said Alastair Dickie, HGCA's director of crop marketing.
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  " said Mr Dickie."Using different farm scenarios we will be able to demonstrate how your choices will affect your business."
  
  The conference, on 12th May in Cambridge, will feature presentations from growing the crop through to bread making.
  
  "We will look at the problems facing today's growers," said Mr Dickie.

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  Alastair Dickie, Director of Crop Marketing, drew the Board's attention to two recent publications:

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  Although the basic support price remains unchanged, the monthly increment has been halved, said Alastair Dickie, director of crop marketing at the Home Grown Cereals Authority.
  
  "The net effect is that this will reduce the May intervention price by 2.80 euros (£2/t).So, in a big crop year in France, we could see prices fall a bit further than we do at the moment.The incremental cut would also cut import tariffs on Third World grains by about 4 euros /t (£3.40).It's unlikely to have a huge effect, but it does represent a loss of support under Agenda 2000" said Mr Dickie.
  
  The HGCA believes that most arable farmers will continue to grow combinable crops under the fully decoupled regime in the UK.He predicted that the EU would remain a net exporter of cereals, but said CAP reform could introduce more rotational changes.

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  Former commodity trader Alastair Dickie, Director of the Crop Marketing Department at HGCA, since 1999 will address the conference on the outlook for the cereals and oilseeds market in 2009, instead of Jack Watts.
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  With experience in international foreign exchange and interest rate futures, Alastair's has also traded in grains, soyabeans and meals, all vegetable oils (including managing softseed crushing plants), sugar and metals (ferrous & non-ferrous).
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  Since 1999, Alastair has been Director of the Crop Marketing Department at HGCA, with responsibility for export promotion, product development and market reporting and analysis.

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  "The Conference will look at the potential impact biofuels are likely to have on the milling wheat market," said Alastair Dickie, HGCA's director of crop marketing.

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