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Mitigating Currency and Market Risks – Practical Strategies for Small Exporters

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Event Date
November 11, 2026
Location
Online
Registration Deadline
Nov 11, 2026

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1:00PM CDT / 2:00pm EDT 

Fluctuating exchange rates, shifting market conditions, and global uncertainty can all impact the profitability of export sales. For small exporters, understanding and managing these risks is essential to maintaining stable margins and long-term success in international markets.

This webinar will provide practical strategies for identifying, assessing, and mitigating currency and market risks that affect U.S. food and agricultural exporters.

Join us as we share tools and techniques to help you protect against volatility, including:

  • Forward contracts
  • Pricing strategies
  • Diversification
  • Financial planning
  • How to evaluate market exposure
  • Making informed decisions when entering or expanding in foreign markets

Designed for small and medium-sized U.S. suppliers, this webinar will equip attendees with actionable insights to manage risk more effectively and build greater confidence in their international business operations.

Don’t have time to sit down and attend the live webinar? All registrants will receive access to a recording of the event, be sure to register so you can access the recording.

Important Registration Note: Individuals who register should receive an email with the link and information you need to participate one day prior to the webinar. If you don’t receive this information and/or have any questions, please contact us at webinars@foodexport.org.

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Ngosong Fonkem, Export Navigator

Ngosong Fonkem provides legal consultation to numerous domestic and foreign companies by facilitating market access for both the United States and international markets. With extensive experience managing U.S. customs tariff and duty matters, he provides support to companies for improving import and export compliance. This includes detailed assistance with import classification, duty mitigation, and interactions with Customs and Border Protection, Food and Drug Administration, and the United States Department of Agriculture, as well as guidance on export regulations such as OFAC, ITAR, and BIS/EAR.

Ngosong currently assists companies of all sizes with day-to-day compliance with U.S. trade laws and those of other nations, and related audits, investigations, and civil enforcement proceedings.

Ngosong frequently speaks on international trade-related business and legal issues and regularly makes presentations on these issues in the U.S. and abroad. He has authored numerous articles on trade-related topics in peer-reviewed law journals, business journals, and magazines and has co-authored a book on international trade and geopolitics titled, “Trade Crash: A Primer on Surviving and Thriving in Pandemics & Global Trade Disruption.”

Prior to his current practice, Ngosong was a law professor at the oldest private university in Malaysia and was an energy intelligence management consultant in Southeast Asia. As a law professor, he developed the ability to contextualize and understand policies driving the law, which assists him today in anticipating risks for his clients’ businesses. He continues to teach courses on international trade and global business as an adjunct professor at St. Norbert College Schneider School of Business.

Ngosong’s interest in becoming a lawyer stemmed from his love of travel and learning about new cultures, aiming to solve legal problems across multiple jurisdictions. He has an enthusiasm for embracing difficult challenges, which his clients appreciate when they are navigating unfamiliar legal territory. When not in the office, you can find Ngosong playing soccer or on a sailboat, a hobby sparked in his youth by reading stories of sailors, merchants, and explorers.

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