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BMO Capital Markets to Host Second Annual Agriculture & Protein Conference

BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), will host its second annual Agriculture & Protein conference on Thursday, May 17 in New York City.

Moderated by Kenneth Zaslow, BMO Capital Markets' Food and Agribusiness equity analyst, the conference will take place at the Millennium Broadway Hotel.

Approximately 250 participants will have the unique opportunity to hear from senior executives of more than 15 leading companies about the agriculture and protein sectors. Rob Fraley, Chief Technology Officer, Monsanto Company, will be the featured luncheon speaker and will address key agricultural trends affecting the outlook for commodity prices.

The conference will be audio web-cast live and archived on the BMO Capital Markets web-site at: http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/agricultureprotein/webcast/default.aspx

Media interested in attending should call Kim Hanson at (416) 867-3996 to confirm attendance.

An up-to-the-minute agenda* with presentation times for the conference is available on the BMO Capital Markets website at: http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/agricultureprotein/default.aspx

Scheduled presenting companies and speakers include:

7:45 a.m.	Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) Richard Bond, President & CEO
8:30 a.m.	Industrias Bachoco (IBA) Cristobal Mondragon, CEO Daniel Salazar, CFO
9:15 a.m.	Sanderson Farms (SAFM) Joe Sanderson Jr., Chairman & CEO Mike Cockrell, Treasurer & CFO
10:00 a.m.	BREAK
10:15 a.m.	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) O.B. Goolsby, President & CEO Rick Cogdill, CFO
11:00 a.m.	PROTEIN PANEL AJC International Gerald Allison, CEO Christensen Family Farms George Peichel, Director of Finance Diversified Inc. Tom Rosen, CEO House of Raeford Don Taber, President & COO
11:45 a.m.	Lunch & Guest Speaker Monsanto Company (MON) Robert Fraley, Chief Technology Officer
12:45 p.m.	Aventine (AVR) Ajay Sabherwal, CFO
1:30 p.m.	Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) William H. Camp, EVP Global Processing
2:15 p.m.	BREAK
2:30 p.m.	Corn Products International (CPO) Sam Scott, Chairman, President & CEO Cheryl K. Beebe, VP & CFO
3:15 p.m.	Bunge Limited (BG) Alberto Weisser, Chairman & CEO
4:00 p.m.	BIOFUEL PANEL POET Denny DeVos, Corporate Finance Director Phoenex Greg Glaros, CEO White Energy Kevin Kuykendall, CEO

*Agenda subject to change.

About BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is a leading North American financial services provider offering investment and corporate banking, advisory services, treasury and market risk management, institutional investing, and research. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), which has total assets of US$306 billion as at January 31, 2007, and more than 35,000 employees.

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