The 6th International Conference May 21-22, 2015

Despite difficult geopolitical situation in Ukraine and some economical problems, the Ukrainian berry business is still attractive for investors and keeps on developing. It is no coincidence that this year's edition will be held in Kiev (Rus Hotel, Kiev, Ukraine), as the organizers traditionally offer a two-day program of the event: conference sessions on May 21 and a visit to one of the leading berry farms in the region on May 22.

Among the key topics discussed at the event there will be:
- Ukrainian berry, cherry and table grape forecast for 2014. Production, imports, exports, pricing, trends
- Development of the Ukrainian market for frozen berries and cherries
- Investment attractiveness of the Ukrainian berry business. Possible niches
- Market and technologies: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries, honeysuckles, currants, blackberries, cherries, grapes
- Berry processing, handling, storage, cooling, quality retention
- Berry trade in Ukrainian supermarket chains

The business-tour will be held to Agrofirma Vesna-2011 and focuses on:
- plantations under summer and everbearing strawberries (open-ground and under cover), black, red, white currants; summer and everbearing raspberries; blueberries;
- machinery used during berry growing;
- berry harvesting process;
- post-harvest cooling of berries;
- berry packaging, different packaging types.

Why to attend:
- Obtain exclusive market information about real market situation and outlook, which can’t be found in the official statistics
- Meet in person largest growers of berries, cherries and table grapes from Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Russia
- Meet leading processors of berries from these countries
- Excellent promotional and advertising options for suppliers of inputs, equipment, plants, agrichemistry, technologies|

Expected number of participants: above 150 delegates from 8-10 countries of the world.
Key conference audience: growers of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, blueberries, table grapes, sweet and sour cherries as well as processors of those products account for more than a half of the delegates.
More information:
http://www.fruit-inform.com/en/conferences/berry2015/about

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