05.11.2019 IGTC annual General Assembly and associated events in São Paulo
This week more than 50 international grain trade representatives will gather in Brazil to take part in the IGTC's annual General Assembly and associated events. The programme, organised in partnership with the Associação Nacional dos Exportadores de Cereais (ANEC), includes:

• A "field visit" to Brazil's most significant port facilities at Santos
• A "São Paulo Grains Forum" hosted at the Headquarters of Embrapa Territorial to discuss the latest issues facing the international grain trade
• The IGTC's annual General Assembly

08.10.2019 Fourth bilateral meeting between IGTC and the International Seed Federation (ISF)
IGTC and ISF delegates met in Arlington, Virginia on 4 October, to continue discussions on information sharing and plant breeding innovation. For IGTC, this means pragmatic, achievable, effective information-sharing solutions with the ultimate aim of ensuring smooth trade flows of agri commodities. The following specific agenda items were discussed:

• Updates on regulatory developments and trends in research and innovation
• Outreach with the food sector and other actors in the value chain
• Common priorities in global regulatory alignment

A debrief from the meeting was presented to the wider IGTC Policy Team.