Where the Margin Is
The 5th International Conference
for agricultural producers
and suppliers of agricultural
inputs and services
January 30, 2014
Moscow, Radisson Slavianskaya Hotel
ikar.ru/wherethemarginis
Post release as of February 05, 2014
The 5-th International agricultural conference “Where the Margin Is”, took place on 30 January 2014 in Moscow in the hotel Radisson Slavyanskaya. The conference “Where the Margin is” became traditionally essential for agricultural producers and representatives of different spheres of agribusiness. ikar.ru/wherethemarginis, Photo report, Press about Conference.
The organizers express sincere gratitude to all sponsors, partners and participants of the conference. There are gold sponsors of the conference: John Deere, Syngenta, Uralkali, the silver sponsor: KWS, and Ermak. The conference was held in the organizational partnership with the Union of Russian Agribusiness Associations, the Russian Sugar Union, the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Finance Corporation.
The conference was attended by representatives of ministries and departments (Ministry of agriculture of Russia, Ministry of economic development of the Russian Federation, Federal tariff service), machinery of Government and the State Duma of the Russian Federation, heads of industry associations in agribusiness, agricultural attaché of the world leading countries, Russian State Agrarian University – Tymiryazev’s Moscow Agricultural Academy.
The conference was attended by over 270 participants from 32 regions of Russia, more than 13 foreign countries and the CIS, including Belarus, Great Britain, Germany, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, France, Pakistan, USA, Ukraine, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Japan. These participants are: heads of agroholdings and independent farms, producers of material resources, traders, processors, dealers and distributors, financiers, insurers, representatives of investment funds, scientific organizations, mass media and government organizations.
The conference was attended by representatives of companies from 29 regions of Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Stavropol and Altai Krai, Belgorod, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaliningrad, Kirov, Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Republic of Tatarstan, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Tambov, Tula, Ulyanovsk, Chelyabinsk and Yaroslavl regions and other.
Among the agricultural companies and farms companies represented by owners, CEOs and top managers were: AGRICO LLC (Stavropol), Agrobusiness LLC (Lipetsk), AGRO-VILION LLC (Tambov), CJSC «AgroGard», AgroTerra Logistica, Bars-Agro-Trade (Grain Holding), ASB (Stavropol, Krasnodar), Vyazovo Farm (Tula), Grana LLC (Altai krai), Grainrus, Damate Group of companies, Demetra JSC, TH Dominant, Agrofirma Doronichi (Kirov), Zauralie Association of Efficient Agricultural Producers (Kurgan), Green Dale Group of companies LLC, Zolotaya Niva LLC, Investprom-Opt LLC, Krasnodarzernoprodukt, Komos Group LLC, JSC "AgroHolding "Kuban", OGUP Lipetskoe, Malino OJS, NCH Capital Russia, Plodorodie LLC, Prikubanskiy Farmers Coop (Krasnodar), PRODIMEX, PRODO Management, Razdolie (Volgograd), Rusagro-Invest, Razgulay, RZ Agro / Russkaya Zemlya LLC, Ruzskoye Moloko, Rusmolko management company, Russkij Dom, RusAero-market LLC (Krasnodar, Tula), Rylskaya Agrofirm (Kursk), Kirov Farm Ltd. (Stavropol), Sucden, Terra-Invest, EkoNiva, etc.
Manufacturers and suppliers of agricultural inputs and services:
JSC «AUGUST» Inc., Agroengineering Company LLC, Amazone, Amity Technology, Chemtura LLC, MB Seed Corporation, Valmont Eurasia LLC, JCB Russia, Ivanteevsky Elevatormelmash, KWS, Klever, KUHN VOSTOK, MARIBO, Monsanto Europe S.A., NUFARM GmbH&Co.KG Limited, DuPont Pioneer, Rosagroleasing JVC, Rostselmash, Ruukki, Syngenta, CSJC Schyolkovo Agrochim, ChemPartners, Väderstad-Verken AB, AGKO Machinery, CNH Kamaz, Bayer, etc.
The domestic and international trading and food companies:
ADM Trading LLC, Agrotorg, Altai Flour Mills, Aston trading house LLC, Outspan International LLC, Bunge CIS, Grain Holding, Commodity Trade Vostok, Kourex-trade LLC (Voronezh), Louis Dreyfus Commodities Vostok, Michurinsk Mill Company, Nizhniy Novgorod Oilseed Processing Combinat, Novosibirsk food corporation Ltd., Russkiy Product 2009 Ltd., TH Sodrugestvo, Solnechnie Produkty, Starooskolskiy Mill (Belgorod, Kursk), TorgProduct, Center Soya, Moskva-Mcdonald’s, etc.
Finance and investment companies and banks:
Avangard Asset Management, Alfa Bank, Vnesheconombank, Fund of North Caucasus Development and other companies, Russian Agricultural Bank, Sberbank of Russia, Exiar, AVG Capital Partners, etc.
Information and consulting, auditing and service companies:
Informa, Platts, Milestone Trade & Consulting Group, SGS Vostok Limited, Ernst & Young LLC, APK Inform
And many others companies and participants…
“The land bank” of the Conference-2014 exceeded 4.5 million hectares of arable land.
The conference was supported by the leading business and agribusiness media: Thomson-Reuters, Interfax, Prime, Abireg, Grain-on-Line, Magazine «New Agriculture», DairyNews, Agroxxi and others.
The Conference “Where the margin is” was spotlighted by:
· Agencies: Thomson Reuters, Interfax (Finmarket), Prime (RIA), Bloomberg, RBC, TASS, Abireg;
· Magazines: Magazine «New Agriculture», Sugar beet, Bakeries, Sugar, The Russia Corporate World, The Landowner Plus, Agroinsurance and lending, Agrarian theme, Agrarian sector, Tractors and agricultural machinery, Agricultural news, Perfect agricultural technologies, Compound feeds, Livestock, Resource-saving agriculture;
· Web resources: ZOL, DairyNews, Agroxxi, ISCO-I.RU, Zerno.avs.ru, Specserver.com, Latifundist.com, Agroyug.ru, Piginfo.ru, Helpinver.ru, Finefinance.ru, Agro2b.ru, Soyanews.info, Pole-news.ru, Korovainfo.ru, Sambros.ru, Chickeninfo.ru, Agrosbornik.ru, Agroinfo.com, All.biz, Idk.ru, Agronews.by;
· Newspapers: Vedomosti, Kommersant, Economics and Life, Mergermarket Financial Times;
· Agro TV;
· Industry associations and exhibitions: the Altai fair, Bread Expo Ukraine; Potato Union, ASHOD, National biofuel association, RSSM, Association of producers and suppliers of foodstuff "Rusprodsoyuz";
· And other agricultural and business media
Moderators of the Conference:
· Victor Semenov, Chairman, Agribusiness committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
· Andrey Bodin, Chairman, Russian Sugar Union
· Dmitry Rylko, general director, IKAR
· Alexander Belov, director, KAZAGROS
Among speakers were:
· Representatives of state departments of agrarian sector
· Leading financiers and investors
· Technological leaders of agrarian branch
· Representatives of the leading domestic agroholdings and companies of agribusiness.
The Conference consisted of four working sessions and round tables.
The Russian Federation Deputy Minister of Agriculture - Andrey V. Volkov opened the Conference, noting that over the five years it has become an effective platform for constructive exchange of views.
The Russian Federation Deputy Minister of Agriculture took part In the Round table on the issues of state regulation and support of national agriculture and gave detailed answers to acute questions of the audience.
Session 1. Situation and prospects of development of the world commodity markets of crop production.
Moderator - Andrey Bodin, Chairman, Russian Sugar Union
· William Tierney (chief economist, Ag Resource) submitted the report about grain and oilseeds world markets. He designated a number of the tactical factors that could impact on the development and formation of trade in agricultural goods in the world. William Tierney began his presentation with the thesis: “The seven-year period of price increase on the grain and oilseeds markets is in the past”.
· Nan-Dirk Mulder (Associate director, Rabobank International). “Change of trends on the global meat market and what does it mean for Russia?” – The key question of Nan-Dirk presentation. The situation on the global markets, especially on meat market, was widely spotlighted by Associate director of Rabobank International.
· Dmitry Rylko, general director, IKAR. During report on the following theme: “Situation and prospects of main agrarian and food market development in Russia in current and the next season” Dmitry Rylko covered the main long-term tendencies of the grain, oilseeds, sugar, milk and meat Russia markets. Dmitry also spotlighted general trends of domestic agrarian and food market development.
Session 2. Technological reindustrialization of the Russian agriculture: reality or myth? New sources of investments support into the Russian agriculture.
· Jason Gheissari, managing director ECA & Trade Finance, John Deere European HQ in Mannheim. Jason made presentation on Investments into the agricultural equipment in the CIS countries.
· Konstantin Skryabin, academician, director of Bioengineering Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences. Konstantin made performance on myths about harm of GMO and assessment of prospects of GMO development in agriculture. This hot topic caused heated discussion.
· Timur Mikaya, industry expert (previously deputy minister of the Industry Ministry) spotlighted problems of development of agricultural mechanical engineering and agricultural machinery in Russia.
· Alexey Bezdenezhnykh, director, agribusiness clients, EXIAR, told about new opportunities for insurance and advance of domestic food export that arise by means of EXIAR activity.
· Elena Sokolova, Head of Technical Marketing, Syngenta, told about group of new means for protection of the plants, which are now available on the domestic market.
Session 3. A round table concerning state regulation and support of domestic agriculture. Moderator - Andrey Bodin, Chairman, Russian Sugar Union.
· Dmitry Yuriev, deputy Minister of Agriculture, Russian Federation, told in details about changes in Agriculture Development Program 2013-2020 and concerned a number of sensitive issues of its realization.
· Maxim Basov (general director, Rusagro), Pavel Grudinin (director, Sovkhoz imeni Lenina, Moscow oblast), Evgenia Uvarkina, (managing director, TRIO Group of Companies) covered problems of state regulation of agrarian sector and took part in discussion with participation of audience.
· Many participants underlined the problem of VAT evasion by payers of uniform agricultural tax (ESHN) after delivery of raw materials to processors. The existing “gray” market causes damage to government budget, both processors and farmers. One of the solution options – to make lower the existing threshold of its payers (60 million rubles). Problems in mutual deliveries of agrarian production between the countries of the Custom Union accrue because administration and support in three countries considerably differ.
Session 4. Round table with heads of branch associations and agrobusinessmen.
Moderator: Victor Semenov, Chairman, Agribusiness committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Among participants of discussion:
· Andrey Bodin, Chairman, Russian Sugar Union
· Arkadiy Zlochevskiy, President, Russian Grain Union
· Sergey Lupekhin, Chairman, Russian Potato Union, general director of Malino OJSС
· Evgenia Uvarkina, managing director, TRIO Group of Companies
· Vladislav Romantsev, deputy Chairman of Association of Oilseed Crushers and Further Processors
· Denis Cherkesov, general director, National Beef Cattle Union
The conference ended with an enjoyable evening cocktails accompanied by live music VIA «Union».
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Familiarize yourself with continuously updated Conference web-site 2015 http://ikar.ru/gdemarzha
Participants of all IKAR conferences “Where the margin is” were given the opportunity of placement of companies’ short profiles. The information discussion platform is organized on Linkedin.
Materials of the previous conferences 2013-summer, 2013-winter, 2012, 2011, 2010 see:
• Photo reports 2013-summer, 2013-winter, 2012, 2011, 2010
• Event activities 2013-summer, 2013-winter, 2012, 2011, 2010
• Participants 2013-summer, 2013-winter, 2012, 2011, 2010
• Post-releases 2012, 2011 (*.doc)
• Media feedback 2013-winter
We invite to the IKAR conferences:
Conference «CIS Sugar Market 2014»March 12 - 13, Moscow, Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya
http://www.sugarconference.ru/eng
Black Sea grain and oilseeds 2013/14
September 4, 2014, Moscow, XX Annual International Conference:
http://ikar.ru/conference/eng
Co-organizer: Russian Grain Union
«Margin 2015»
February 6, 2015, Moscow
http://ikar.ru/gdemarzha
Other agricultural conferences and exhibitions
http://ikar.ru/eng/exhibitions.php