Dr. Bryan Lohmar, Ph.D.
Bryan Lohmar has 30 years of experience working on agricultural and economic issues in the academic, government and the commercial sectors with a focus on China. In January, 2022, Bryan took the position of Professor and Department Head at California Polytechnic State University’s (Cal Poly) Department of Agribusiness in San Luis Obispo where he oversees a comprehensive undergraduate teaching and research program that emphasizes learning by doing and hands on educational opportunities.
For about a decade prior to his appointment at Cal Poly, Bryan served as the Beijing Office Director for the US Grains Council (USGC), where he developed and managed a broad program including technical assistance to the feed and animal industries, information and other services to support traders, and policy dialogue with key stakeholders to support the growth and development of China’s feed, animal, and biofuel industries and facilitate exports of feed grains and feed-grain based biofuels. Prior to joining the USGC, Bryan was Director for Economic Research, Bunge China, where he was responsible for coordinating the internal supply, demand, and trade estimates for grains, oilseeds, and sugar for China. Before joining Bunge, Bryan served as an Economist at U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, where he specialized in China issues, and also served as an Adjunct Professor of Econometrics at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC.
Bryan’s research covers a wide variety of topics related to China’s agricultural and food markets including land tenure, farm labor allocation, grain marketing policy, water scarcity, trade liberalization, food safety, urban food consumption issues, and livestock production issues. His research is published in academic journals, USDA reports, book chapters and other publications, and has been presented at numerous academic and professional conferences in the United States, China, and other countries. In 2016, the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association honored Bryan with its annual Quality of Communication award for a recent publication.
Bryan was born in California, grew up in Minnesota, and has a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota (with a Minor in Chinese) and a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Davis.
Education
- Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis
- M.A. Mathematics, University of Minnesota
Areas of Specialization
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Trade
- Global Marketing
- China
