For the past few years our annual opening speaker, Dennis DeLaughter, has guided the conference participants through the world rice market and economic complications. Those upside-down situations and the market atmosphere were skillfully addressed by expecting the unexpected and looking at unintended consequences. 

Where do we go from here? What is it that you may be missing today that you are not thinking about? Making market assumptions can lead rice farmers and mills down a crooked road. Assessing a number of factors can certainly smooth out a few bumps along the road to profitability.