Mike "Rocky" Rokala joined John Stewart & Associates in 2007
and opened the Minnesota office . He grew up on the family farm in Minnesota and
earned a degree in Agriculture Business Administration from the University of
Minnesota.
He brings years of experience as a senior grain trader in the multinational
grain arena.
Mr. Rokala began his career working with Continental Grain Company as a commodity trader trading grain and freight and coordinating logistics for Continental's river stations. He started with CHS, Inc, (formerly Cenex Harvest States) trading and coordinating logistics for the spring wheat export program off the PNW to Asia. He then managed CHS's bean program trading beans and managing logistics out of the Great Lakes and the Center Gulf.
Mr. Rokala joined Zen-Noh Grain/Consolidated Grain and Barge in Louisiana as their Senior Grain Merchandiser. He managed the largest export bean program in the Gulf, responsible for all risk management and logistics in servicing worldwide customers. This required him to utilize hedging tools to maximize revenue. He next managed a grain trading and barge transportation division for CGB on the Illinois River.
In 2002, Mr. Rokala managed private risk capital at the CBOT, trading a private commodity fund investing in commodities in the U.S. and South America.
Mr. Rokala is a registered Associated Person of John Stewart & Associates and
a principal in the company.
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