AgroFoodSummit 2026 to bring together more than 300 companies from 25 countries in Mersin
AgroFoodSummit 2026 will take place in Mersin, Turkey, on September 24–25, with changes in global agricultural markets in the 2026/27 season as its central theme. Participants will discuss shifting trade flows, competition for key buyers, logistics and the impact of geopolitics on trade.
The summit is organised by the Ukraine Pulse and Soybean Association (UPSA). The event is expected to bring together more than 300 companies from over 25 countries.
The grain market will be one of the key topics. Global grain production in the 2026/27 marketing year is expected to reach one of the highest levels in history. At the same time, ample supply no longer guarantees stable trade: amid risks in the Black Sea, grain origin, supply routes, logistics costs and sellers’ ability to fulfil contracts are playing an increasingly important role.
Panel I. “Grain Market 2026/27: Global Reshaping.” Participants will discuss the future role of the Black Sea region, competition from North and South America, and suppliers’ battle for markets in the MENA region and Asia.
A separate area of competition is emerging in the durum wheat and processed products market.
Panel II. “Durum Wheat and Processing: Key Insights and Challenges.” Experts will analyse the situation in the durum wheat market and changes in the global flour milling industry.
The situation in the pulses market is different: in some countries, harvests are falling short of expectations, while others are becoming increasingly dependent on imports. India, China, Pakistan and Turkey remain among the key markets for international suppliers.
Panel III. “Global Pulses Market: Supply and Demand.” Key issues will include the potential shortage of pulses in the 2026/27 season and the prospects for suppliers able to capitalise on shifts in global demand.
Another discussion will focus on soybeans. China is returning to the center of global demand, Brazil is influencing the market’s price dynamics, while sales of U.S. soybeans are gaining momentum. A new balance between China, Brazil and the United States could reshape trade flows far beyond these countries.
Panel IV. “Soybean Market 2026/27: Trends and Global Changes.” Participants will discuss how global soybean trade is evolving and where profits will be concentrated under the new market structure — in raw material production, trading or processing.
The vegetable oils market is more and more influenced by external factors. Its dynamics are closely linked to energy markets, as changes in oil prices affect vegetable oil prices and the economics of processing. At the same time, competition for markets in India, China and the Middle East is intensifying.
Panel V. “Global Vegetable Oils Market Dynamics in 2026/27.” Experts will discuss which suppliers will be able to strengthen their positions in key sales markets.
“We designed the AgroFoodSummit 2026 program around the issues that will directly affect business decisions in the new season. Today, it is no longer enough to assess the harvest and the supply-demand balance. Businesses need to understand where trade flows are shifting, how the behaviour of major buyers is changing, who is intensifying competition and where margins remain under these conditions. This is the kind of international market perspective we want to bring together in Mersin,” said Antonina Skliarenko, President of the Ukraine Pulse and Soybean Association.
A seminar hosted by the event’s legal partner, Fortior Law, titled “From Foreseeable War to Force Majeure and Remedies in Grain Disputes” will be a separate part of AgroFoodSummit 2026. Experts from Switzerland will examine practical situations in international trade, ranging from the inability to perform a contract to vessel arrests, securing claims and arbitration proceedings.
On the second day of the summit, September 25, participants will visit the Arbel (AGT) production complex in Mersin, one of Turkey’s leading processors and exporters of pulses. The facility has a processing capacity of up to 4,000 tons per day and is located 8 km from the Mersin Port Free Zone.
The discussions will bring together representatives of agribusinesses, trading companies, processors, analytical firms, industry associations and government institutions from Ukraine, Turkey, the United States, Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Belgium, Kazakhstan, India, Pakistan, Singapore and other countries across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the EU.