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European Wheat Event at Agritechnica 2007

The meeting place for leading European grain producers and traders on 13 November in Hanover

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Building on the success of the first European Wheat Event last Agritechnica, leading European grain producers and merchants have chosen to host the event again at Agritechnica 2007 in Hanover on 13 November. This conference provides valuable exchanges of views and experiences on current major trends within the sector. It is organised by the European Arable Farmers Club (EAF), the European Association of Grain Traders (COCERAL), the German Farmers Union and the DLG. The conference takes place at the close of the official Agritechnica opening day in the Convention Center (CC) in Room 1A at the exhibition grounds in Hanover. Conference languages are German, English and Russian.

The European Wheat Event features presentations by trader and broker Jürgen Kiefer of Bad Münster speaking on current developments in European wheat markets, secretary general Chantal Fauth of the European Association of Grain Traders (COCERAL) giving a presentation on food and feed safety and Nikolay Arzamastsev, director of common affairs with the Moscow-based seed company Rossiyuskie Semena speaking on the challenges of the Russian seed sector. The subsequent get-together evening offers opportunities for detailed sharing of views and experiences. Jan Paul van Hoven from the Netherlands, president of the European Arable Farmers Club opens the European Wheat Event and concluding remarks are from Dr. Klaus Kliem, president of the Thuringian Farmers Union and chairman of the cereals committee within the German Farmers Union.

Registration is required before attending the European Wheat Event.

Programme: Tuesday, 13 November 2007 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

Room 1a, Convention Center

6.30 p.m.
Jan Paul van Hoven (The Netherlands), President, European Arable Farmers Club	Opening and Welcome Address
Jürgen Kiefer, H. Jürgen Kiefer GmbH, Grain Trader & Stock Broker, Bad Münster (Germany)	European Grain Markets A Thriller
Chantal Fauth, COCERAL, Secretary General, Brussels (Belgium)	Food and Feed Safety Challenges for Grain Market Partners
Russian Seed Sector Facing new Challenges	Nikolay I. Arzamastsev, Rossiyskie Semena, Director Common Affairs, Moscow (Russia)
Dr. Klaus Kliem, President Thuringian Farmers Union, Chairman of DBV Grain Committee, Berlin (Germany)	Concluding Address
8.00 p.m.	Followed by: Get-together Party
Simultaneous interpreting of the lectures will be provided in English, German and Russian.

Organizers

European Arable Farmer (EAF)

c/o German Agricultural Society (DLG),

Dr. Alexander von Chappuis

Eschborner Landstraße 122, D-60489 Frankfurt/Main

Tel.: ++49-69-24788-313, Fax: -114

Internet: www.arablefarmer.net

E-mail: A.Chappuis@dlg.org

COCERAL (Comité du Commerce des céréales, aliments du bétail, oléagineux, huile dolive, huiles et graisses et agrofournitures)

Rue de Tr´òne 98, B-1050 Buxelles (Belgium)

Tel.: ++32/2/502.08.08 - Fax: ++32/2/502.60.30

Internet: www.coceral.com

E-mail: secretariat@coceral.com

Deutscher Bauernverband (DBV)

Claire-Waldoff-Straße 7,

D-10117 Berlin

Tel.: ++49-30-31904-0, Fax: -431

Internet: www.bauernverband.de

E-mail: info@bauernverband.net

Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft (DLG)

Eschborner Landstraße 122, D- 60489 Frankfurt am Main

Tel.: ++49(0)69/24788-0, Fax: -110

Internet: www.dlg.org

E-mail: info@dlg.org

Venue:

Convention Center, Exhibition Grounds, D-30521 Hanover

Attendance fee/Registration::

Attendance at the European Wheat Event was free of charge. For organisational reasons advance registration was required. Participants must be in possession of an Agritechnica admission ticket.