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Summary
Recent developments have reintroduced significant volatility and uncertainty into agricultural markets. Supply chains are under pressure from higher energy and input costs, and policy and weather risks complicate the longer-term outlook.
Analysts from the S&P Global Energy CERA Agriculture & Food team discussed the ongoing supply chain challenges impacting the agriculture sector – geopolitics, input cost pressures, weather – and provided our latest insights and outlooks as we reach the half-year mark for 2026.
In this webinar:
- Iran, energy, and fertilizers – impacts and implications for agri-food supply chains
- Tariffs after IEEPA – what to watch now on US trade policy
- El Niño risks in H2 2026 and beyond
- Supply and price outlooks for major crops and proteins
Speakers
S&P Global Energy
Ryland Maltsbarger, MBA
Director, Head Long-Term Forecasting
Ryland supervises the long-term Global Crops and Livestock Services along with the monthly update of the quarterly price forecast. He is directly responsible for global sugar and cotton forecasts. Other duties include forecasts and publication of the Global Crops Cost of Production Service.
Ryland received his MBA and his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia, US.
S&P Global Energy
Ryan Urie
Director, Global Head of Crops and Proteins
Ryan Urie is Director, Head of Global Crops & Proteins at S&P Global Energy, where he leads global coverage and analysis of agricultural and protein markets. In this role, he oversees research and market intelligence across crops and proteins, supporting customers with insights into supply, demand, pricing, trade flows and market developments across the global food and agriculture value chain.
Prior to joining S&P Global, Ryan held leadership positions spanning commodity pricing, market analysis, sales and agribusiness operations. His background includes roles across the protein and food sectors, providing a practical understanding of the market dynamics affecting producers, processors, traders and end users. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University.
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