On June 06-09, 2011
under the auspices of:
the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation,
the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation,
Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation,
Federal Tariff Service,
the Committee on Agrarian Issues of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
Administration of the Krasnodar Territory
took place XII International Grain Round «Grain market – yesterday, today, tomorrow» in Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Territory
At the Round there were 393 representatives from 13 countries including Russia, Switzerland, Germany, France, Great Britain, USA, Egypt, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine.
In the Member area you can find speakers’ presentations of the Round.
The first session “Government and grain market” was moderated by the Deputy Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Evgeny Gromyko.
In the frameworks of the Round problems of legislative securing and state regulation of grain market, production prognosis, price dynamics and grain market situation were discussed, as well as the use of new production technologies, grain proceeding and storing, transport and financial infrastructure development. Special attention was paid to competitiveness potential of grain industry and main directions of technological modernization as well as to credit problems, new instruments of commodity financing and grain business insurance.
June 07, 2011
The Round was opened by the President of the Russian Grain Union Arkady Zlochevskiytogether with the Deputy Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Evgeny Gromyko.
In the frameworks of the Conference opening Arkady Zlochevskiy presented Evgeny Gromyko with a medal of the Russian Grain Union “For services in grain market development”.


The first session “Government and grain market” started with a detailed report concerning strategy of Russian agrarian sector development in the period of 2012-2020 made by Sergey Sukhov, Deputy Director of the Food, proceeding industry, agrifood market regulation and production quality department of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
Particular interest among the participants caused the report made by Andrey Tsyganov,Deputy Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation, covering competition at grain market.

Regional approach to mechanisms of grain market management was demonstrated in the presentation of Vladimir Volkov, Minister of Agriculture of the Penza region.
The session was closed by the President of the Russian Grain Union Arkady Zlochevskiywith his presentation covering the topic “Government and grain market: business view”.

In the upshot of the first session there was a panel discussion with the participation of all the speakers including Deputy Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Evgeny Gromyko, Head of Economy sectors development department of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Lyudmila Tyazhelnikova, Minister of Agriculture and Foodstuffs of the Khabarovsk territory Sergey Gomanyuk, Minister of Agriculture of the Uliyanovsk regionAlexander Chepukhin, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Foodstuffs of the Republic of Tatarstan Shavkhat Sungatov.
The panel discussion in the frameworks of the first session “Government and grain market” was moderated by the Vice-President of the Russian Grain Union Alexander Korbut.


Session II «Investments, credits, insurance» was of great interest among the Round participants where a number of prognoses, estimates and recommendations were presented by Director of Global AgInvesting, Representative in CIS Charles Bausman, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Russian Agricultural Bank Kirill Levin, Head of Agrarian insurance management of “Ingosstrakh” OJSIC Delyara Sangadzhieva, Head of Agrarian and Natural risks insurance management of “ROSNO” Insurance Company Leonid Golovanov, President of Rusgrain Holding Ivan Tyryshkin, Director of the National Mercantile Exchange Sergey Naumov.



Particular interest caused the report of the Round sponsor, Head of Public Relations Department of “KAMAZ” Denis Sukhov, where he displayed economic efficiency of grain trucking in comparison with other transport modes.
In the upshot of the report there was an exhibition presentation of transport machinery and equipment for agriculture by “KAMAZ” demonstrated. After that show cocktail for participants by “KAMAZ” was organized at the open ground of the hotel «Gelendzhik Resort & Spa» where the Round participants had an outstanding opportunity to practice the KAMAZ machinery.
June 08, 2011
The third session «Results of the outgoing and prognoses of a new grain season: production, balance and situation » was opened by Dr. Ñhristian Bickert, Director of DLG-Mitteilungen with the topic covering world grain market in new season and influence of financial markets.
In the session’s frameworks took part Minister-counselor for agricultural affairs of the US Embassy Scott Reynolds, General Director of the Institute for Agricultural Market StudiesDmitry Rylko, Head of Agriculture production department of “Inspectorate R” Vitaly Smirnov, General Director of “ProZerno” Vladimir Petrichenko, Analyst of grain market of “UkrAgroConsult” Elena Loshkareva.



In the upshot of the third session there was a panel discussion with the participation of all speakers including President of the Russian Grain Union Arkady Zlochevskiy, Deputy General Director of the International Grain Company Nikolay Demianov, Director of Research Group «Innovative Technologies Institute» Mikhail Krikheli, Director of Grain Quality Estimation Centre Alexander Khatuntsov.

The forth session «Infrastructure and gràin market development» was opened by General Sponsor of the Round, General Director of Schyolkovo Agrokhim Salis Karakotov with the topiñ “Investments payback in plant growing production in conditions of Central Black Earth Area of Russia”.
Plans and infrastructure projects of the Round sponsor – the United Grain Company – were highlighted in the presentation of Dmitry Grant, Adviser to General Director of the United Grain Company. In the forth session «Infrastructure and gràin market development» took part First Deputy Director General on strategic development and corporate communications of “Rusagrotrans” Oleg Rogachev, Regional manager of Buhler AG, Switzerland Adrian Spahr, Executive Director of AGROSTROY Vyacheslav Ermakov and Director on purchasing of «Voronezhselmash» Dmitry Seminikhin.


The XII International Grain Round “Grain market – yesterday, today, tomorrow” was solemnly closed on June 08 with the gala-dinner organized at the outdoor pool territory of the hotel «Gelendzhik Resort & Spa».
Along with the saturated business program of the Round on June 09 there was a trip to Novorossiysk Grain Terminal organized, where the participants familiarized with transport infrastructure, basic shipping capacities of the terminal as well as with the complex sea multiplier. |