27-29 April 2009, Surmeli hotel, Istanbul, Turkey

Briefly about the event:

The seminar will be held under the auspicious of the Turkish Flour Industrialists' Federation (Un Sanayicileri Federasyonu) and Trade Mission of Russian Federation in Turkey and with participation of the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkey.

Estimated number of the participants is about 100: representatives of companies from Turkey, Egypt, and Middle East Countries interested in long-term cooperation with Russia and CIS countries in grain supplies. More information: http://www.zerno-import.ru

Preliminary agenda

27 April

18.00-21.00, Cocktail reception. Networking.

28 April

09.00-10.00 Registration of the participants

10.00-11.30 1st Session: Specifics of grain import to Turkey market.

• Grain purchasing system in Turkey. Import rules. Sate regulation of import.
• Main countries - Russian grain consumers. Consumption volumes in 2008. Forecast of consumption volumes in 2009.
• Turkish flour market;
• Main companies-importers from Turkey, Egypt, and Middle East countries.
• Problems of grain consumers in crisis conditions.

Speakers

• Trade mission of Russian Federation in Turkey.
• The Ministry of Agriculture of Turkey (Tarim Bakanligi), Murat Kayim, Deputy Minister;
• Turkish Grain Board (Toprak Mahsulleri Ofisi).
• Turkish Flour Industrialists' Federation (Un Sanayicileri Federasyonu), Erhan Ozmen, Chairman.
• Agrospeaker, Vitaliy Shamaev, CEO;
• Lead exporters from Russian and Ukraine and importers from Turkey.

The session moderator is Edip Aktas, the Secretary General of Turkish Flour Industrialists' Federation (Un Sanayicileri Federasyonu).

11.30-12.00 Coffee break

12.00-13.50  2nd Session: Exporters and logistics.

• Grain export specifics. Ports conditions on grain transshipment, storage, and shipping.
• Specifics of contracts concluding at changing currencies rates.
• Logistics: railway - port (grain terminals) - sea shipments (freight).
• Maximal possible duration of grain storage. Ways of grain storage. Opinions exchange.
• Grain export: grain quality compliance with contract terms and conditions.
• Specifics of grain quality testing.
• From exporters’ experience: the simplest and the most effective way of insects infection definition of the bulk grain.

The session moderator is Igor Vittel (RBK-TV). Lead exporters and logistic companies from Russia and Ukraine take part in the session. Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, Rostov Commercial Port, Azov, Eysk, and Taganrog ports are invited.

14.00 – 15.00. Lunch

15.10-17.00  3rd Session: Grain markets of Black Sea basin and Middle East countries.  Market state-of-the-art and expectations in 2009-2010.

• Grain market state-of-the-art and its development prospects. Prices forecast.
• Results of 2008. Estimation of harvest volume.
• Harvest - 2009: prices and volumes forecast.
• Lead exporters rating.

Speaker and experts

• Institute of Agricultural Market Studies, Analyst.
• RCC-Group, Ekaterina Kraeva, CEO.
• Institute of Agricultural Marketing. 
• Panel discussion: “Price forecasts, trade and harvest in 2009.”  The presentations of exporters (Russian, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan) and importers (Turkey and other countries).

29 April

10.00-15.00  Field trips and networking.