IRFA Summit OUTLOOK PANEL. INTL FCStone Financial Inc. FCM Division. Mike Blackford Risk Management Consultant

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1 IRFA Summit OUTLOOK PANEL INTL FCStone Financial Inc. FCM Division Mike Blackford Risk Management Consultant

2 DISCLAIMER The trading of derivatives such as futures, options, and over-the-counter ( OTC ) products or swaps may not be suitable for all investors. Derivatives trading involves substantial risk of loss, and you should fully understand those risks prior to trading. Past financial results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. All references to futures and options on futures trading are made solely on behalf of the FCM Division of INTL FCStone Financial Inc., a member of the National Futures Association ( NFA ) and registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ) as a futures commission merchant. All references to and discussion of OTC products or swaps are made solely on behalf of INTL FCStone Markets, LLC ( IFM ), a member of the NFA and provisionally registered with the CFTC as a swap dealer. IFM s products are designed only for individuals or firms who qualify under CFTC rules as an Eligible Contract Participant ( ECP ) and who have been accepted as customers of IFM. This material should be construed as the solicitation of trading strategies and/or services provided by the FCM Division of INTL FCStone Financial Inc., or IFM, as noted in this presentation. Neither the FCM Division of INTL FCStone Financial Inc. nor IFM is responsible for any redistribution of this material by third parties or any trading decisions taken by persons not intended to view this material. Information contained herein was obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed. These materials represent the opinions and viewpoints of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or viewpoints of the FCM Division of INTL FCStone Financial Inc. or IFM. All forecasting statements made within this material represent the opinions of the author unless otherwise noted. Factual information believed to reliable, was used to formulate these statements of opinion; but we cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the information being relied upon. Accordingly, these statements do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints employed by the FCM Division of INTL FCStone Financial Inc. or IFM. All forecasts of market conditions are inherently subjective and speculative, and actual results and subsequent forecasts may vary significantly from these forecasts. No assurance or guarantee is made that these forecasts will be achieved. Any examples given are provided for illustrative purposes only, and no representation is being made that any person will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those examples. Reproduction or use in any format without authorization is forbidden. Copyright All rights reserved. 2

3 Ethanol Discussion Topics The Good! The Bad! And The Ugly!

4 Ethanol Stocks Ethanol stocks are at record levels. 16% higher than previous year. Ending Days of Supply for 2017 was 21.7 days. 5 year average is 20.4 DoS. Source: EIA, FCStone INTL FCStone Financial Inc. Page 4

5 Ethanol Production Ethanol production is growing at a rate of 3.2% per year production 15.9 billion gallon (5.6 billion bushels of corn) production projected to reach 16.2 billion gallons. Source: EIA, FCStone INTL FCStone Financial Inc. Page 5

6 Ethanol Demand/Blending Between 2010 and 2016, blending was increasing by 333,000 gallons per year blend was 14.0 billion gallons blending will be similar to 2017 at 14 billion gallons. Source: EIA, FCStone INTL FCStone Financial Inc. Page 6

7 Blend Wall? There is a Blend Wall. Difficult exceeding the 10% blend. Source: EIA INTL FCStone Financial Inc. Page 7

8 Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Waiver CAFÉ standards pushing for less gasoline consumption. RVP waiver on E15 is a must. Assuming less exports in the future, current and expected capacity can meet the E15 demand. Source: EIA, FCStone INTL FCStone Financial Inc. Page 8

9 Ethanol Exports Brazil was the US s #1 buyer in 2017 accounting for over 1/3 rd of the total. 85% of the total went to just 4 countries. Brazil was the world s largest ethanol exporter 5 years ago. Sugar prices and 20% import tariff will trim 2018 exports to Brazil. Million Gallons Source: USDA\GATS INTL FCStone Financial Inc. Page 9

10 Ethanol Exports Consistent growth since 2014; averaging 22% year over year exports were billion gallons. (500 million bushels of corn) Path suggests 2018 exports at 1.6 billion gallons. (570 million bushels of corn) Source: USDA\GATS, FCStone INTL FCStone Financial Inc. Page 10

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