Bulgarian Grain Sector: Breakdown and Resurrection

The 8th edition of Grain Academy, on October 31, 2024 at the INTERNATIONAL Hotel Casino & Tower Suites, returns with the most important topic for the state of Bulgarian agribusiness. The beginning of "The great talk for the Bulgarian grain industry", which we started in the previous edition, will continue with Episode 2, where we will delve into the presentation of more points of view and find further tangents between the various interconnected participants in the grain industry.

In the first afternoon session, we'll listen to the live discussion between seven panelists, each actively working in a distinct sector of the regional grain market — ranging from farmers and traders to millers and oil processors, offering diverse perspectives on the challenges in season 2024.

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The farmers will be represented by Victor Rombaut, Agricultural producer / Executive Director at Agro Tsar Petrovo, Bulgaria who will show his strategy for adaptation and survival in changing conditions.

About value chain in pig farming - from the purchase of cereals to their processing into high-quality feed and the efficient feeding of animals, we will hear Venceslav Slavov, Entrepreneur and owner / CEO of Ajax Group, Bulgaria.

What is the formula for the success of the millers, will be explained to us by Kalin Yonov, CEO of Loulis Mel, Bulgaria and Coordinator of wheat purchases in the Loulis Food Ingredients Group, Greece.

Oilseed processors will be represented by Svetlomir Todorov from Kehlibar, Agria Group Holding Bulgaria, who will tell us what the challenges are to oil processing and is there a winning strategy for action.

Petar Kirovski from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Bulgaria will bring an institutional perspective, offering insights into the EU policies and regulations shaping the market. We will find out how the envisaged vision of CAP after 2027 will affect the sector.

The vision of the connecting link between all of them - the traders, we will hear from Magda Boyanova, Representative for Bulgaria at Cofco International. She will answer if there are new trends on the grain market or it's just a bad crop year.

Peter Dimitrov, Founder and Senior Broker at Agricore, Bulgaria will moderate this extremely important discussion panel, which will shed light into the future challenges and opportunities for all participants involved in the agricultural sector in Bulgaria.

Come and join the discussion at 2:30 p.m., immediately after the conference lunch and be an active participant in the discussion about Bulgarian agribusiness by asking the questions that interest you the most!