Agenda – Agri Trade Summit 2026

AGENDA

February 26, 2026 · ROMEXPO, Pavilion C2 · Bucharest

08:30 – 09:10 Registration

Kick-off

09:10 – 09:20

Opening flow, stage warm-up, agenda framing.

AGRI TRADE SUMMIT 2026

Official Opening & Key Messages

09:25 – 09:40

Victor NEGRESCU

Vice-President of the European Parliament

European Parliament
09:40 – 09:55

Adrian CHESNOIU

Director General, AFIR

AFIR
09:55 – 10:05

Sergii KHARIN

Country Leader RO & MD

CORTEVA / PIONEER
10:05 – 10:15

Massimiliano GIANSANTI

President, Copa-Cogeca

Copa-Cogeca

Romania by the Numbers – Realities & Perspectives

Strategic agricultural outlook · 20 min

10:15 – 10:35
  • Crop output by category / 2025 & 2026
  • Exports by category YTD
  • Profitability study
  • Value study by commodity category
  • 1930–2020 comparison: farm fragmentation

CORTEVA

10:35 – 10:45

Maria CIRJA

Marketing Manager RO & MD

CORTEVA

Wheat – A Volume Commodity in 2025 & 2026

15 min

10:45 – 11:00
  • 2025/2026 trend (Old Crop)
  • 2026/2027 trend (New Crop)
  • Safety solutions for farmers

Rapeseed – The Star of 2025. What happens in 2026?

10 min

11:00 – 11:10

Mihai NICULAE

BUNGE

BUNGE
  • 2026/2027 trend
  • Safety solutions for farmers

Spring Crops

10 min

11:10 – 11:20

Cezar GHEORGHE

AGRIColumn
  • Corn 2026/2027 (Old Crop / New Crop)
  • Sunflower seed 2026/2027 (Old Crop / New Crop)

Break

11:20 – 11:30

Networking and expo visits.

Price Risk – Protection Solutions

11:30 – 11:40
  • Jaime Nolan MIRALES – StoneX tools and solutions
    STONEX
    10 min

Technology & Financial Return

Farmers Panel · 25 min

11:40 – 12:05
  • Marcello DANILIUC
    MARCELLINO IMPEX
  • Razvan AVRAM
    GREENAGRO CROP
  • Catalin TUDOR
    ELIA
  • TBD
    RIAGRO
  • Regenerative agriculture
  • Innovation & digitalisation
  • Drones in agriculture

Farmers’ Associations – Role & Vision

25 min

12:05 – 12:30
  • Mircea BALUTA
    UNCSV
  • Florian CIOLACU
    CFRO
  • Gabriel STOIAN
    CATA & PROFECO
  • TBD
    LAPAR
  • Emerging programmes and projects
  • Views and directions after the Mercosur signing

Lunch Break

12:30 – 13:00

Lunch and expo visits.

ROMTEXTIL

13:00 – 13:10

Rodica CATA

Commercial Director

ROMTEXTIL

What’s Next?

13:10 – 13:30

Cezar GHEORGHE

  • Future outlook
  • Practical solutions and implementation
  • Costs vs. output
  • Financial and operational management
  • Farmer aggregation into operational and trading hubs
AGRIColumn