“Baltic Grains&Oils Conference”
April 16 - April 17
On April 16-17, 2025, Riga will host the international conference Baltic Grains& Oils Conference, dedicated to the trends in the grain and oilseed markets of the EU, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, as well as the prospects for transshipment of agricultural cargo from Kazakhstan and Ukraine in the European ports of the Baltic Sea.
The conference venue will be a hotel
Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel
Elizabetes str. 55, LV-1010, Riga, Latvia
Why the Baltic region?
The Baltic region has traditionally been one of the key links in the global supply chain. It is not for nothing that the Baltic Freight Index is one of the main indicators of the global freight market.
Today, the dynamics of cargo turnover of some European ports on the Baltic Sea is experiencing a decline, which raises the issue of attracting cargo. For example, in 3 quarters of 2024, the cargo turnover of the port of Riga decreased by 6.8% compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 13.1 mln tonnes.
The transit of Ukrainian and Kazakh agricultural cargo can be a good incentive for the development of European Baltic ports. The Baltic ports of Poland and Lithuania are already taking measures to increase efficiency and improve transit transshipment capacities for agricultural products, primarily from Ukraine. For example, in 2023, the Polish port of Gdansk achieved a record annual transshipment of 81.0 mln tonnes, mainly due to an increase in grain and coal transshipment. In 2024, the figure slightly decreased (to 77.4 mln tonnes). For 10 months of 2024, the cargo turnover of the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda increased by 7% compared to the same period in 2023 – up to 29 mln tonnes. And this trend has good chances to develop further.
In addition to the good prospects for attracting transit cargo to the Baltic, it should be noted that European countries on the Baltic Sea are active importers of agricultural products themselves. Only 5 European countries on the Baltic Sea coast (Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Sweden and Estonia) import agricultural products on average for 32.5 bln. USD annually. At the same time, there is a tendency for this figure to grow.
The average annual total supply of grains and oilseeds, as well as their processed products from Ukraine and Kazakhstan to these countries in 2022-2023 is estimated at 800 thsd tonnes. Given the growing trends in the production and export of agricultural products in these countries, as well as the risks of significant changes in global commodity flows, these figures have good growth potential.
What will we discuss at the conference?
– Prospects for global agricultural trade
– Global changes in the global logistics of agricultural cargoes
– Prospects for the development of European ports in the Baltic Sea
– Potential of export and transit cargo flows of agricultural products from Kazakhstan and Ukraine
– Cost and efficiency of land logistics for delivery to the Baltic Sea ports
– Risk management during transshipment in the Baltic Sea ports
– Container transshipment as a promising direction for the development of trade in niche agro-commodities
In addition, the conference will include an excursion to the port of Riga, where participants will be able to familiarize themselves with the port infrastructure and assess the prospects for cooperation.
Geography of participants: Kazakhstan, Ukraine, European countries interested in mutual cooperation in the segment of trade and transit of agricultural products.
Target audience: exporters and importers of grains and oilseeds, as well as their processed products, logistics, law firms, brokers, industry associations, banks, analytical agencies, and representatives of government organizations.
The conference language is English.
For more information on the terms of participation, sponsorship and presentation, please contact the conference organising committee.
All important news about the conference can be found here:
– on the Baltic Grains& Oils Conference webpage
