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NEW YORK, May 13, 2008 – BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO), will hold its Agriculture and Protein investor conference on Thursday, May 15, 2008, in New York City.
The conference will bring together senior management from leading food and agriculture companies for an in-depth look at the global sector's current challenges and future opportunities.
The event will be hosted by Senior Research Analyst Kenneth Zaslow, who covers Agribusiness, Protein and Packaged Food for BMO Capital Markets Equity Research. Included on the agenda are presentations by senior executives from: Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Bunge Limited (BG), Monsanto Company (MON), Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) and Pilgrim's Pride Corp (PPC).
Presentations will be broadcast live and archived at:
http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/agricultureprotein2008
An agenda with presentation times for the conference is also available on the web site.
Media interested in attending the conference and/or scheduling an interview, should call (416) 867-3996.
Scheduled presenters include*:
| Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) | John D. Rice | EVP, Commercial & Productions |
| Aventine Renewable Energy, Inc. (AVR) |
Ron Miller | President & CEO |
| Bunge Limited (BG) | Alberto Weisser | Chairman & CEO |
| Jacqualyn Fouse |
CFO | |
| Corn Products International (CPO) | Cheryl K Beebe | VP & CFO |
| Industrias Bachoco S.A.B de C.V. (IBA) | Daniel Salazar | CFO |
| Monsanto Company (MON) | Carl Casale | EVP, Strategy and Operations |
| Penford Corp. (PENX) | Thomas Malkoski | President & CEO |
| Steven Cordier | SVP & CFO | |
| Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) | Clint Rivers | President & CEO |
| Richard Cogdill | CFO | |
| Sanderson Farms, Inc. (SAFM) | Joe Sanderson Jr. | Chairman & CEO |
| Sanderson Farms, Inc. (SAFM) | Mike Cockrell | Treasurer & CFO |
| Smithfield Foods (SFD) | Carey Dubois | CFO |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) | Richard Bond | President & CEO |
* Agenda subject to change.
About BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service North American financial services provider, with over 2,000 employees operating in 14 North American offices and 26 worldwide, offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with total assets of US$375 billion and more than 36,000 employees as at January 31, 2008.
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