On January 30, the Parkovy Congress & Exhibition Center hosted the 7th GRAIN STORAGE FORUM — one of the year’s largest events for Ukraine’s agricultural sector. Despite unfavorable weather, a challenging energy situation, and the constant threat of enemy attacks, the forum brought together around 1,100 participants from all regions of the country.
The event was organized by ProAgro Group, the Ukrainian Elevator Association, Aggeek, and Agro Marketing Agency.
The forum featured two major thematic tracks:
- The first combined topics of grain and oilseed storage and processing, agro-energy, logistics, and trading.
- The second ran as an Aggeek conference titled “Crop Production 2026” under the slogan “Science and Magic,” focused on cultivation technologies.
Throughout the day, 60 speakers took the stage, with panel discussions and Q&A sessions held across the program.
Participants discussed pressing challenges — from crop profitability economics and investments in deep processing to the state of the elevator industry, labor shortages, and the adoption of AI in agricultural production. This year also introduced several firsts: a networking chatbot, a four-legged robot demonstration, and an AI host for the crop production conference.
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The forum ran in two parallel streams, with dedicated spaces tailored to each program: the “Crop Production 2026” conference took place in the
Small Exhibition Hall, featuring a speaker stage and a comfortable catering area designed for more intimate networking.
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Meanwhile, the
Big Exhibition Hall hosted the large-scale AgroExpo exhibition and a second stage for the “Grain Storage and Processing” conference. The expo area was divided into thematic sectors using mobile partitions, enabling over 60 partners to present their exhibits in a convenient and effective format.
A musical atmosphere during breaks was created by the Kyiv Academic Municipal Brass Band.
The forum’s general partners were BEDNAR, AMAKO, and GRECO Group. Official partners included ENVU, HLR, SOJAM, Ecoorganic, iSolar, TechnoNK, and PrivatBank.
GRAIN STORAGE FORUM is an annual event that has been raising the bar for Ukraine’s agricultural community for seven years in a row.
Parkovy is proud to be a venue where solutions are shaped for the future of Ukraine’s agri-sector.
