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FEATURE

GEOPOLITICS
DOMINATE BLACK SEA GRAIN CONFERENCE
Featured speaker says 'political disorder' a driving force in grain markets
By Michael King
The Black Sea Grain
Conference in Kiev,
Ukraine, attracted
700 attendees
from 50 countries.
Photos courtesy of
Black Sea Grain.

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t was perhaps inevitable that geopolitics took center
stage at this year's Black Sea Grain Conference, organized by UkrAgroConsult in Kiev, the capital of
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Due to impending presidential elections, regional tensions
were particularly high as the conference took place. This
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of military age entering Ukraine, 700 speakers and delegates from 50 countries attended the conference April
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thought it was great because I live there, but he's trying
to make it better. And we have Brexit. And we have
Putin. All are involved in grain trading in one way or

another and all are factors as we look to 2020."
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trust politicians" when asked by World Grain about the
upcoming presidential elections. His view was no outlier either as Ukrainians subsequently elected Volodymyr
Zelensky, a comedian with no political experience, as
their new president.
There was a sense that most of the attendees at Black
Sea Grain, irrespective of nationality, felt the same way
about their politicians. Certainly, there was understandable bemusement in Ukraine, a country that has lost so
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relationship with the European Union, at the U.K.'s push
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Association (Gorbachev will be featured in the June issue
of World Grain when we will look more closely at the
Black Sea market and Ukrainian grain logistics).
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FROM THE EDITOR - Grain industry a casualty of trade wars
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
GrainTech India 2019 focuses on critical issues facing region's agriculture industry
MORTON IRVIN SOSLAND
News review - Significant expansion planned for P&H flour mill
Ardent Mills to build mill at Port Tampa Bay
Olam to acquire Dangote Flour Mills
WTO finds China breaches grain TRQ commitment
ADM opens newest feed facility
Minimex to expand maize milling capacity
GRAIN MARKET REVIEW - COARSE GRAINS
COUNTRY FOCUS - GERMANY
FEATURE: A TWISTED WORK OF ART
Pretzels: A medieval food during Lent
FEATURE: GEOPOLITICS DOMINATE BLACK SEA GRAIN CONFERENCE
FEED QUARTERLY - UKRAINE EYES FEED EXPORT INCREASE
Meat consumption rising in SOUTH AFRICA
Sizing batching scale hoppers and mixers
MILLING OPERATIONS - Maintaining mill balance
FEATURE: WEATHER PROBLEMS HAVING LITTLE IMPACT ON MARKET
TECHNICAL PROFILE - THE DIVERSE legume
EUROPEAN SUPPLIER PROFILES
SUPPLIER NEWS
WORLD GRAIN ARCHIVE
ADVERTISER INDEX
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World Grain - May 2019 - FROM THE EDITOR - Grain industry a casualty of trade wars
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World Grain - May 2019 - GrainTech India 2019 focuses on critical issues facing region's agriculture industry
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World Grain - May 2019 - MORTON IRVIN SOSLAND
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World Grain - May 2019 - Ardent Mills to build mill at Port Tampa Bay
World Grain - May 2019 - Olam to acquire Dangote Flour Mills
World Grain - May 2019 - WTO finds China breaches grain TRQ commitment
World Grain - May 2019 - Minimex to expand maize milling capacity
World Grain - May 2019 - GRAIN MARKET REVIEW - COARSE GRAINS
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World Grain - May 2019 - COUNTRY FOCUS - GERMANY
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World Grain - May 2019 - FEATURE: A TWISTED WORK OF ART
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World Grain - May 2019 - Pretzels: A medieval food during Lent
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World Grain - May 2019 - FEATURE: GEOPOLITICS DOMINATE BLACK SEA GRAIN CONFERENCE
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World Grain - May 2019 - FEED QUARTERLY - UKRAINE EYES FEED EXPORT INCREASE
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World Grain - May 2019 - Sizing batching scale hoppers and mixers
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