Grain trader to ag PE?

I’m still a trainee and really enjoying merchandising so this question is more for future reference and curiosity.

I was looking at some ag PE funds and it seems like there are quite a few former traders at the top but all the lower level employees are former ibankers. How realistic is it for a grain trader move into mm agricultural PE?

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