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About
Michael Swanson is a food and agricultural economist for Wells Fargo. Based in Minneapolis, his responsibilities include analyzing the impact of changing food trends on food retail and manufacture. He also brings an emphasis global trade and biofuels on agriculture and strategic analysis for key agricultural commodities and livestock sectors. He starts with a systems analysis of consumer food demand and its linkage to agribusiness. Additionally, he helps develop credit and risk strategies for Wells Fargo’s customers and performs macroeconomic and international analysis on agricultural production and agribusiness.Michael joined Wells Fargo in 2000 as a senior economist. He received his undergraduate degrees in Business Administration and Economics from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. He received his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota.Prior to working at Wells Fargo, he worked for four years at Land O’ Lakes, a large national dairy cooperative based in Minnesota. Before working in the dairy processing business, Michael lived in South America for four years working for Cargill. His first position was with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad as transportation systems analyst.
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Food and Agricultural Economist
Good producers and companies deal well with the changes in the market. The difficulty comes from knowing which changes to respond to and when. What is changing in agriculture today? And, what should a good producer or operator do about it? Currency exchange rates and biofuels impacts have cycled against agriculture. There are some very important things to understand about their impacts. This presentation will talk about real choices that make a big difference to the producers and their input suppliers.
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Testimonials
1 person has recommended this speaker
“Michael Swanson left our audience of students, ranchers, farmers, bankers, and other industry professionals with a great wealth of knowledge about getting back to the basics to make a profit. We had people lined up to meet with Michael after his presentation to talk more in depth about his insights. Michael is a top notch presenter!”
“Michael Swanson left our audience of students, ranchers, farmers, bankers, and other industry professionals with a great wealth of knowledge about getting back to the basics to make a profit. We had people lined up to meet with Michael after his presentation to talk more in depth about his insights. Michael is a top notch presenter!”