Andrew Kanyemba
Summary
Senior cross commodity analyst and manager with 8+ years’ experience across global agricultural and biofuel markets. Currently Lead Commodity Analyst at Stratégie Grains, responsible for global cereals balance sheets and moderating internal market views across regions and industries. Experienced in linking commodity fundamentals with policy shifts and macroeconomic drivers. Regularly present market outlooks to commercial stakeholders and manage a team of five international analysts across multiple commodity verticals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Manager; Lead Grains Analyst
Stratégie Grains
2024.04 - 2026.03
- The lead S&D forecasting analyst for country-specific global cereals markets
- Collaborate cross-functionally with oilseed, fertilizer, and biofuels teams for integrated macro views
- Moderate internal market discussions, challenge consensus and refine forecasting methodology
- Supervise and manage a team of five analysts; manage internal quality checks and forecasting methodology
- Provide market outlooks and risk commentary to major clients across Europe, North Africa, and Asia
- Built and maintained Excel-based forecast models; currently developing Python fluency to scale automation
Research Economist for Grains, Fats and Oilseeds
GlobalData/LMC
2022.10 - 2024.04
- Conducted cross-commodity research across oilseeds, vegetable oils, and fats markets globally
- Led quantitative and qualitative projects for agri-food clients
- Team leader for the research and production of regular thematic Agriculture reports, including:
- A.I in Agriculture, ESG in Agriculture, Robotics in Agriculture, reports
Senior Market Reporter – Agriculture and Fertilizers
Argus Media
2017.04 - 2021.09
- Covered daily market-moving news in the global agriculture, fertilizer and biofuels commodity markets
- Attended numerous conferences and led presentations and roundtable discussions
- Developed strong daily relationships with contacts including producers, traders, associations and wholesalers
- Supported new starters with in-house training and mentoring and regularly published the daily report independently
Education
MSc - Development Economics and Emerging Markets
University of York
2021.09 - 2022.10
Graduate Diploma - Economics
Birkbeck University of London
2015.09 - 2017.06
BA (Hons) - Politics and International Relations
Queen Mary University of London
2009.09 - 2013.06
Diploma - Trading and Financial Markets
London Institute of Banking and Finance
2022.06 - 2022.07
Skills
- Cross-commodity supply & demand integration
- Spread and substitution dynamics
- Analyst leadership & methodology oversight
- Advanced Excel (complex models, large datasets)
- Trade flows, competitiveness and freight analysis
- Executive briefings & presentation
Highlights
- Led presentations on how tariff shifts impact global cereals & biofuels trade-flows and s&d balances
- Manage and mentor an international analyst team, moderating market views and improving consistency
- Built structured forecasting models to stress test supply, demand and policy scenarios across regions and markets
- Produced short and long-term S&D outlooks across agriculture and biofuels commodity markets linking shifts to prices
Timeline
Manager; Lead Grains Analyst
Stratégie Grains
2024.04 - 2026.03
Research Economist for Grains, Fats and Oilseeds
GlobalData/LMC
2022.10 - 2024.04
Diploma - Trading and Financial Markets
London Institute of Banking and Finance
2022.06 - 2022.07
MSc - Development Economics and Emerging Markets
University of York
2021.09 - 2022.10
Senior Market Reporter – Agriculture and Fertilizers
Argus Media
2017.04 - 2021.09
Graduate Diploma - Economics
Birkbeck University of London
2015.09 - 2017.06
BA (Hons) - Politics and International Relations
Queen Mary University of London
2009.09 - 2013.06