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Patrick Bracken, CEO Mark Kucala, CFO Q1 Fiscal 2016 Investor Presentation

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Patrick Bracken, CEO

Mark Kucala, CFO

Q1 Fiscal 2016

Investor Presentation

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This presentation contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and United Statessecurities laws. Such forward-looking information is provided for the purposes of assisting the reader in understanding the business operations,strategy, financial performance and condition of Ceres. Readers are cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for other purposes.

Forward-looking information may include, but is not limited to, statements regarding future operations and results, anticipated business prospectsand financial performance of Ceres and its subsidiaries, expectations or projections about the future, strategies and goals for growth, anticipatedcapital projects, construction and completion dates and the expected financial and operational consequences of future commitments. Generally,forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "isexpected", "scheduled", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "believes" or variations of such words and phrases or statements thatcertain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", or "will be taken", "occur", or "be achieved". Forward-looking information isbased on a number of assumptions and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results todiffer materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. Key assumptions upon which such forward-looking information is basedare listed in the "Forward-Looking Information" section of the Annual Information Form.

Although Ceres believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable and represent Ceres’ internalprojections, expectations and beliefs at this time, such statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause Ceres’actual performance and results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or projections of future performance or results expressedor implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the fund’s expectationsinclude, among other things, among others, risks related to weather, politics and governments, changes in environmental and other laws andregulations, competitive factors in agricultural, food processing and feed sectors, construction and completion of capital projects, labour,equipment and material costs, access to capital markets, interest and currency exchange rates, technological developments, global and localeconomic conditions, the ability of Ceres to successfully implement strategic initiatives and whether such strategic initiatives will yield theexpected benefits, the operating performance of the Corporation’s assets, the availability and price of commodities and regulatory environment,processes and decisions. While management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on currently available information, they mayprove to be incorrect.

The forward-looking information contained in this presentation relate only to events or information, as of the date of this presentation. Except asspecifically required by law, Ceres undertakes no obligation update forward-looking information if circumstances or management's estimates oropinions should change, except as required by applicable securities laws.

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Forward-looking statements

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Grain Division

Operating grain terminals in North America Origination and trading of grain commodities

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Northgate Commodity Logistics

Centre

Logistics platform in Northgate, Saskatchewan

• A unique agriculture logistics business model

• Combining core strengths in agriculture supply chain risk management through commodity trading platform and terminal operations

GROWING OUR PLATFORM TO BECOME A PREFERRED OPERATOR AND SUPPLIER

Focused on two core businesses: Commodity logistics/grain origination & trading

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The Northgate opportunity for Ceres

CAPTURING GREATER MARGIN POTENTIAL THROUGH LEVERAGING EXISTING ASSET BASE

Source grain commodities directly from farmers

Moving grain to our end users in the most cost effective manner

Leverage existing infrastructure to provide value added services

Diversification into other commodity products to obtain incremental margin for our investment

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Obtain high quality Canadian grain for U.S. markets

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*within 150 miles

Source: StatsCanada

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REGIONAL GRAIN PRODUCTION

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Wheat Durum Oats Canola Soybeans

(Within 100 miles, in M bushels)

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NUMBER OF OIL WELLS DRILLED IN SASKATCHEWAN

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014*

*Up to and including November 31, 2014

Source: Courtesy of Saskatchewan

Ministry of Economy

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GRAIN DIVISION

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Grain Division

• Anchored by Riverland Ag’s Storage and handling facilities

• Strategically located with connections to key trucking routes, and rail and shipping channels

• Significant synergies from Northgate resulting in: • Lower grain purchase costs• Increased throughput and inventory turns• Improved capacity utilization

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Grain Division storage and handling assets

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Completed fully subscribed $75 million rights offering

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2015 recap

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Strengthened Board

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FOUNDATION-BUILDING INITIATIVES IN 2015

ExecutionCompleted temp. grain transloading facility, on track to complete permanent grain facility

Implemented expansion plans for the high-speed grain elevator at Northgate

Appointed new President and CEO

Transitioned from an investment company into an operating company

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Unit Train Grain Elevator

Proposed Fertilizer Terminal

Proposed Frac Sand Terminal

Proposed Oil Loading Rack

Proposed Energy Complex

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2015 recap

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Grain/Pulse Elevator

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FULL POTENTIAL WILL COME THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION INTO OTHER AGRICULTURE AND ENERGY COMMODITIES

Diversification

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MARGIN GROWTH A RESULT OF RE-FOCUSED OPERATIONS

Financial progress in 2015

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(in CAD)12 Months Ended March 31,

201512 Months Ended March 31,

2014

Revenue $192.8 million $232.4 million

SGA 10.7 million 17.2 million

Gross profits $11.7 million $4.4 million

Income (loss) from

operations$1.0 million ($12.9 million)

Net income (loss) ($1.4 million) ($19.3 million)

Earnings (loss) per share

basic and fully diluted ($0.08) ($1.35)

EBITDA (loss) $3.6 million ($12.8 million)

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MARGIN GROWTH A RESULT OF RE-FOCUSED OPERATIONS

First Quarter Fiscal 2016 Results

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(in CAD) Q1 FY 2016 Q1 FY 2015

Revenue $59.3 million $51.5 million

SGA 2.5Million $3.4 million

Gross profits $1.9 million $1.2 Million

Income (loss) from operations ($.6 million) ($2.2 Million)

Net income (loss) ($1.7 million) ($2.1 Million)

Earnings (loss) per share basic

and fully diluted ($.06) ($.15)

EBITDA (loss) $.1 million ($1.8 million)

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Focus for 2016 and beyond

1. Complete the grain elevator2. Accelerate Northgate’s volume3. Develop and diversify Northgate logistics centre

capacity 4. Continue to invest in strategic assets, and look to

divest of non-strategic assets5. Continue to build our talent base

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Grain elevator progress

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SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Patrick Bracken, CEOCEO: America for Bulgaria; VP: Cargill (Energy and Ag)

Mark Kucala, CFOCFO: Riverland Ag; US Commodities; Minnesota Grain; ConAgra

Robert Day, VP Trading & Risk ManagementDirector: Cargill; Managing Director: ED&F Mann

Craig Reiners, Senior VP Grain OperationsVP: Cargill Malting; ConAgra; SABMiller; MillerCoors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Doug Speers, ChairmanChairman & CEO: Emco; Imperial Oil; Exxon

Patrick Bracken, CEO & Director

Harvey Joel, DirectorVP: CN Rail; Norbord Industries

Gary Mize, DirectorCOO: Noble Group; ConAgra; Cargill

Joe Monroe, DirectorCEO: Green Energy Oilfield Services; BlackBrush; Tesoro; Unocal

James Vanasek, DirectorPrincipal: VN Capital; JPMorgan

Harold Wolkin, Director, Chair of Audit CommitteeManaging Director: BMO Capital Markets; Head of Investment Banking: Dundee Capital Markets

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SOLID OPERATING EXPERIENCE ACROSS COMMODITY AND ENERGY INDUSTRIES

Management and Directors

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Capital Structure

Ticker TSX: CRP

Shares Outstanding 27.1M

Market Cap* $172.1 M

52-Week Range $4.97-7.22

Average Daily Volume** 11,044

Cash and cash equivalents (end Q1/F16) $3.6 M

Debt (short-term & long-term) (end Q1/F16) $65.4 M

Ownership: Management and Insiders App. 40.2%

Auditors KPMG

Sources: TSX InfoSuite, SEDI *As of August 10, 2015 **Jan 2 2015 to August 8, 2015

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Thank You