He is one of the most listened to consultants in agriculture and explains the importance of geopolitics today

A life linked to the countryside and the grain market. This is how you can determine it Enrique Erizzione of the leading Argentine agribusiness consultants, whose words are sought after by producers, companies, operators and students alike.

Prize winner Clarin rural Due to her distinguished professional career, Erez not only remains an authority and advisor in this sector, but also due to her extensive career in academia and in both private and public entities.

His biography shows this: apart from being the president and founder of Novitas ConsultingHe was Vice-President of the Arbitration Chamber of the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange between 1984 and 1985; President of the Art Collectors Union between 1986 and 1988; Director of Nation Bank between 1988 and 1989; Vice President of the Cereal Pickers Center in Buenos Aires between 1990 and 1994; Vice President of the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange between 1992 and 1994.

But he also has a distinguished academic career: from its founding to the present day he is a full professor there Master’s and Postgraduate Degree in Agricultural Business at the University of Buenos Aires He was a full professor at the University of San Andres.

But beyond all the manuscripts he has, Enrique sums it up like this: “I was a producer, collector and mediator, and 30 years ago we founded Novitas with Daniel Miro and Nestor Niel.”.

Nóvitas is their great pride, because “without doing a lot of advertising, all word of mouth, and with a 30-year-old success in the market. I think… We have a good name and reputation“And here we are.”

Enrique was born in 1949 in Buenos Aires, but he lived his entire childhood there Espartilara city located in the Saavedra region, east of Buenos Aires. The son of Eduardo Erez, an agricultural producer, and Lea Larteriguin, Enrique spent his early years in the countryside, until he went to study at the age of six at the Cardinal Newman School, in Benavidez, and later obtained a degree in business administration from the Catholic University.

However, he never broke off his relationship with Espartillar: “We came and went every summer and vacation when there was a hole. Until ’92, the field was sold there, and we all moved permanently to Buenos Aires.”

But beyond the family farm and his work there, his “career” and association with markets began when his uncle and former president of the Countryside Association, jose maria larteriguin, He took him to work with him in the warehouse. “This is where the story begins. Thanks to or because of him, I am strongly connected to this sector, and that was 50 years ago.”

Later, when he was 36 years old, he became president of University Union There he began a long corporate career until he devoted himself entirely to his consulting firm.

In that long career, one asterisk is his move Director of Nation Bank He was 38 years old, when Raúl Alfonsín was president of the country.

“The Minister of Agriculture at that time was Ernesto Figueras, a radical, and he asked us for a short list of people. We asked for a position at Banco Nación, for the stock market sales sector. He called me one day and said: The people you shortlisted won’t go, but if it’s you, it’s already settled.Erez reviewed.

At first, Enrique refused, but “everyone convinced me to go, and… I spent a year and a half as director of Banco Nación In a radical government, until Alfonsine resigned.”

“Then (Carlos) Menem came and the secretaries called me and said: “But you are not an extremist. You can continue if you want the position of bank director.”“But I didn’t want to, it’s already been a year and a half since I gave away my stuff. I dedicated a lot to Banco Nación and learned a lot, and it was an unforgettable experience, but I also met many people from the political sector, which was not the most pleasant part of the experience, and in the end we lost the position of director.

Aside from the hard work, there are other details about Enrique’s history that are worth commenting on, which is that there is a town with a population of no more than 18 people, and its name is his family’s surname: Erez. This is not due to coincidence, but rather a result of it.

“There’s a little town called Erez between Karhwi and Buan, halfway down the road. It was founded by my great-grandfather in 1800 Moreover, it is already more than 130 years old, as is the train station,” recalls Enrique.

The president was present at that station Julio Argentino RocaWhen the branch was opened it moved from Rosario to Puerto Belgrano. “Rocca came down to a kitchen, with a tailcoat and a cane, and my great-grandfather was waiting with a kitchen, a tailcoat and a cane, and that’s where they opened Eres Station. And then there was a general store, and a range, and that’s where the company started,” he recalls.

“After my great-grandfather died, my grandfather continued the business, but they finally started the business later, when the main towns in Karhoei and Buan provinces began to attract people. After that There was a fire Which burned down almost the entire city, and that’s where the story ended,” Erez concluded.

Enrique is 76 years old today Full time for consulting In his consulting company Nóvitas, as well as working as a teacher at UBA for more than 25 years, which he is also “passionate about”.

But it is not an easy task, because it involves “Tell him what to do” For your customers. To achieve this, he not only maintained constant study, but also devoted himself to traveling throughout the country and the world on more than one occasion.

Your advice is being listened to Large, medium and small producers as well as exporters, oil companies, mills, input companies and the entire agro-industrial chain. “This is also interesting, because it’s not just about the vision of advising the product, but also advising those who buy the product. It’s a dual function,” he noted.

“The truth is, what I do is what I love. How long will I do this? “As long as my health gives me a few more years and then I’ll make two or three changes and start choosing the job a little bit.”

For Erezy, besides the productive or commercial fundamentals that can move prices in the markets, the main reason that explains their behavior today and determines the steps to follow is Political geography.

“Today markets are geopolitics. The number one market factor today is called Trump“Because he is the president of the most important country in the world and he generates some conflicts in the world and tries to solve them or exacerbate them, it depends on each person’s view of the matter,” Erez summarizes.

For this reason, he understands that “Geopolitics determines the processes of price formationHence the most important issue: when one analyzes the markets, one must know that the futures markets, whichever one they operate, are determined by the actions of speculative investment funds.

Finally, he explained that IndiaIn the next 20 years, it will be what China has been in the past two decades. He concluded by saying, “I have visited this country 3 times, and at the moment it is self-sufficient, and the only thing India imports is soybean oil. But as per capita income starts to improve, people will end up increasing their income from protein. This is called corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum, and barley, and India is on this path.”