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Grain Ukraine 2025: Navigating the New Margins of the Wartime Grain Economy

by Roman Cheplyk
Thursday, May 22, 2025
2 MIN
Grain Ukraine 2025: Navigating the New Margins of the Wartime Grain Economy

Kyiv, 29–30 May — 600+ agribusiness leaders meet to decode profitability, logistics, and EU compliance in a transformed market

Event Snapshot

  • Dates & Venue: 29–30 May 2025, Kyiv

  • Theme: “In Search of New Marginality”

  • Attendees: 600+ delegates — farmers, exporters, traders, logisticians, processors, financiers, policymakers

  • Organiser: IdeasFirst

  • Headline Partners: Atria Brokers, Ukreximbank

  • 10th Anniversary Celebration: Evening concert by Kozak System and charity fundraiser for Superhumans Center


Why Grain Ukraine 2025 Matters

  1. Wartime Supply Shifts: Learn how to protect margins amid port disruptions, insurance surcharges, and shifting export corridors.

  2. EU Regulatory Wave: Get practical guidance on EUDR and other new rules reshaping supply chains from “field to port.”

  3. Climate & Deglobalisation Pressures: Hear market forecasts on oilseeds, feed grains, and global demand pivots.

  4. Capital Access: Discover fresh financing channels from banks, IFIs, and private investors for post-war expansion.


Speaker Line-Up Highlights

International Voices Ukrainian Decision-Makers
Priscilla Tofano — IMF Resident Rep. Vitaliy Koval — Minister of Agrarian Policy
Jonathan Grange — Sunstone Brokers Andriy Telyupa — Deputy Economy Minister
Thomas Mielke — OIL WORLD Oleksandr Holovin — Kernel
Petr Krogman — Agromino Volodymyr Slavinsky — NIBULON
Ahmed Amin — Sprint Trading Svitlana Nikityuk — Epicenter K

(Full list includes 50+ speakers from finance, logistics, and ag-tech.)


Must-Attend Panel Sessions

  1. From Competition to Cooperation: Building a profitable supply chain to end consumer

  2. Global Challenges, Local Margins: Where Ukraine fits in the new grain order

  3. High-Cost Logistics: Strategies for keeping transport viable in low-demand cycles

  4. Oilseed Outlook: Deglobalisation and price volatility scenarios

  5. Funding Restart: Where to secure investment capital in 2025 – 2026

  6. EUDR Impact: Compliance playbook for Ukrainian grain exporters

  7. Competitiveness Models: Benchmarking EU vs. Ukrainian farm economics


Networking & Celebration

  • 10-Year Anniversary Reception: Live performance by Kozak System

  • Charity Drive: Donations for patient rehabilitation at Superhumans Center


Registration & Sponsorship

Secure your seat or partnership slot at GrainUkraine.com — early-bird rates end 15 May.

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