In just one month, on April 16-17, the international "Baltic Grains & Oils Conference" will take place in Riga. The event will become the largest agri-business forum, bringing together key players from the agricultural products and logistics markets across Europe, the Black Sea region, and Asia.
The organizer of the conference is "APK-Inform," and the general sponsor of the event is LAT FLEX SIA. Support is provided by Rīgas universālais termināls.
The conference is expected to feature over 150 delegates, including participants from the Baltic States, Poland, Germany, and other European countries, as well as Turkey, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and others. The list of registered companies is updated daily.
The program of the two-day "Baltic Grains & Oils Conference" is highly engaging.
On the first day, April 16, the event will be held at the conference hall of the Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel. Participants will have the chance to hear from top global experts in the agricultural market and engage with them by asking questions.
Among the speakers are: Senior Economist FAO Monika Tothova, Senior Market Analyst at the Italian company Areté (Agrifood Intelligence Company) Filippo Bertuzzi, Operating Partner at Barva Invest Bogdan Kostetsky, Svitlana Kyrychok, oilseeds market analyst, APK-Inform, Chairman of the ALE “National Association of Oilseed Processors” (NOPA) Yadykar Ibragimov, and others.
Key Topics of the Program:
- Macroeconomic aspects of the agricultural and food market development in Europe: global and regional influencing factors
- The impact of trends in the oil and biofuel markets on the agricultural industrial complex market. Future prospects of the EU’s "Green Policy"
- Key opportunities and challenges for the Baltic States in developing agricultural cargo trade between Europe, Asia, and Ukraine. Prospects for the development of European Ports in the Baltic Sea.
- Container handling as a promising direction for the development of niche agricultural cargo trade. Trends in intermodal transport.
- The European wheat market: supply and demand on the global market, trade trends, seasonal challenges.
- The corn market: global trends. Prospects for Black Sea grain on the European market.
- Key trends in the European oilseed market: production, processing, trade.
- The Ukrainian grain and oilseed market in 2024/25 MY: trade trends, key logistics chains.
- Export trade of grain processing products via European ports: prospects, opportunities, and challenges.
- Prospects for the supply of grains and oilseeds from Kazakhstan to the European market via European ports in the Baltic Sea (durum wheat, hi-pro, flax).
- The Kazakh meal and vegetable oil market: prospects for supplies to Europe.
On April 17 conference participants will have the opportunity to visit Riga Freeport – a major port on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, located at the crossroads of the main transit corridors connecting East-West and North-South. During the tour, participants will learn about the port's infrastructure and its terminals for handling grain and oilseed cargo, as well as assess the prospects for cooperation. The partner of the excursion is - Rīgas universālais termināls
Join the conference team!
At the "Baltic Grains & Oils Conference" you will have the opportunity to gain exclusive market insights for successful business development, as well as establish direct contacts with potential business partners in new markets.
Hurry up and register to participate in the "Baltic Grains & Oils Conference"!
