PRESS RELEASE: Тhe 11th International Conference 'Grain Forum – 2012' June 6-8, Yalta
APK-Inform Agency announces the holding of the eleventh international conference "Grain Forum - 2012: Production, Processing, Trading" (June 6-8, 2012, Yalta, Palmira Palace Hotel). The event will, as is traditional, be held at the end of the current MY in order to sum up the preliminary results of the season and estimate the prospects for the market's development next season. While preparing the site for the meeting between representatives of the grain market, APK-Inform aims to maximize the coverage of the most pressing issues for representatives of all segments of the grain market. Production - Record carry-over stocks of grains will become one of the decisive factors in the formation of the grain market in 2012/13 MY. Thus, according to data of APK-Inform Agency, the carry-over stocks of grains will total nearly 14 million tonnes, including wheat - 7.5 million tonnes, maize - 4.7 million tonnes, barley - 1.2 million tonnes. - Effect of weather and climatic conditions for the harvest in 2012. According to preliminary estimations of experts, the grain harvest is expected to decrease. The greatest risks are associated with wheat production. - Record harvest of maize in the season-2011/12 and large carry-over stocks of the grain will play rather significant role in the formation of the Ukrainian market of feed grains in 2012/13 MY. - What are the prospects for the development of the market of niche crops (peas, millet, oats, sorghum)? Processing - Flour-milling enterprises in Ukraine will experience a shortage of milling wheat. How will this change prices for milling grains? Should we expect a decrease in the number of players on the market next season? Trading The main factors of formation of the present market segment: - increasing the demand for grains; - changes of prices for grains and food commodities; - possible imposition of limitations on wheat exports in the 2012/13 season. Common problems of the industry - Infrastructure of the grain industry of Ukraine - problems with the storage of grains in the new season are expected. Thus, the problem of storing grain production volumes became one of the most pressing issues in 2011/12 MY. How will the problem be solved in the next season, taking into account the fact that the carry-over stocks of grains will be very large? - The industry is experiencing difficulties with the transportation of grain. Will the problem of shortages of grain wagons be solved? These are only some of the problems faced by members of the grain market every day throughout the entire season. The organizers will pay attention not only to market trends, but also to the situation with the state regulation of the industry, and legal and financial aspects of its functioning. APK-Inform Agency invites the following types of participants to participate in discussion of these issues, and prospects for the industry's development as part of the eleventh international conference "Grain Forum – 2012": Agricultural producers, representatives of agricultural holdings, grain trading, freight-forwarding and surveying companies, executives and specialists of elevators, and grain processing enterprises; engineering companies, suppliers of technical equipment, and material and technical resources, representatives of financial and insurance companies, banks and industry associations, and unions, representatives of legislative and executive branches of the government of Ukraine, non-governmental organizations. Traditionally, along with the leading Ukrainian companies, the organizers also invite importers of Ukrainian grain products to participate in the conference, as well as representatives of Russian, Kazakh, European, American, Canadian companies and other countries. The expected number of the conference delegates – nearly 200 people. Information about previous conferences is available at the Web site of the event. Organizational committee of the conference APK-Inform Agency: +380 562 320795, +7 495 7894419 (multichannel) +380 562 321595 Elena Cherednichenko (ext. 120) - head of the Organizational committee of the conference market@apk-inform.com Olga Ramazanova (ext. 163) - Foreign economic department export@apk-inform.com Interfax-Ukraine is a general media supporter of the event