PROGRAM & SPEAKERS
Private individuals, companies specializing in feed production, agricultural producers, owners of mills and oil plants, owners of trading companies, and logistics companies.
Every year, the Gdańsk Grain Exchange brings together professionals who are actively involved in the Polish and European grain markets. During the event, we discuss the latest trends in the cultivation and trade of cereals and oilseeds. It is also an excellent opportunity to hear expert opinions and build new business contacts.
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Gdańsk Grain Exchange SOPOT 2026 will take place on 8–9 July 2026 at the Sheraton Hotel in Sopot.
14:00-17:00 Seminar | ||
| Lecture | Grain market balance – summary of the ending season and forecast for the next one | Mirosław Marciniak – Infograin |
| Panel Discussion | Variable supply on the grain market and its consequences | Moderator: Michał Jaskowski Panelists: Mirosław Marciniak – Infograin Representative of Louis Dreyfus Company Jakub Kowalski – De Heus Polska Marcin Sobczuk – Zamojskie Towarzystwo Rolnicze Przemysław Specjalski – Gdańskie Młyny |
| Lecture | Foreign exchange market forecast | EBURY |
| Break | 15-minute break | |
| Lecture | Rapeseed and oilseed market in the 2026/2027 season – balance, trends, prospects | Jakub Agaś – Bunge |
| Panel Discussion | Tight rapeseed balance in Poland. How can raw material supply for the oil industry be secured? | Moderator: Michał Jaskowski Panelists: Jakub Agaś – Bunge Representative of Louis Dreyfus Company Mariusz Olejnik – Polski Rzepak Adam Stępień – Krajowa Izba Biopaliw |
| Lecture | Protein meal market – what to expect in the upcoming season? | Michał Chomiuk – Cargill Polska |
10:00 - 17:00 ExchangeThe main part of our event— a unique opportunity for direct meetings with business partners we usually contact via phone, email, or messaging apps. The intensity of interactions during the Exchange makes it an essential place for anyone who wants to strengthen cooperation and grow their business in the grain industry. 10:30 - 12:00 Workshop: Will it be possible to earn more from sustainable grains and feed?Host: Przemysław Tronina - U.S. Soybean Export Council 12:00 - 12:40 Workshop: "Wheat, rapeseed and soybean meal in the new season: how mathematical precision and technical analysis prevail over market emotions. Price risk management on agricultural markets"Host: Piotr Grela - DiNapoli Expert The workshops take place simultaneously with the Exchange in the room next door. The location will be clearly marked, so everyone interested will be able to find it easily. Please note: the workshops will be held in Polish. 13:00 - 15:00 Lunch19:00-00:00 Gala DinnerTo conclude the event, the Gala Dinner — the final part of the Exchange — during which, in a relaxed atmosphere, we will wrap up two intense days of meetings and conversations. It’s a perfect opportunity to seal new connections in a less formal setting, share impressions, and say goodbye until the next edition. Sharing a meal is a symbolic closing of the Exchange and helps build lasting business relationships. |

Former Country Manager and President of the Management Board of Louis Dreyfus Company Poland. Graduate of Institut National Agronomique Paris Grignon. His entire professional career has been associated with the Louis Dreyfus Group. 1985–1995 Trader, later Director of one of the Louis Dreyfus branches in Paris. Since 1995 in Poland, co-founder of LDC Poland. Long-standing member of the authorities of the Polish Grain and Feed Chamber and Trade Counsellor at the French Embassy.
Mirosław Marciniak from InfoGrain has been analyzing grain and oilseed markets in Poland and worldwide since 2008. He provides reliable information on prices and trends and advises on business decision-making.
He has been associated with Cargill for 12 years, where from the beginning of his career he has specialized in trading agricultural commodities, particularly protein components for animal feed. He is responsible for the import and distribution of soybean meal and sunflower meal to the Polish market and neighboring countries. Within the company’s structure, he also worked in the Netherlands, where he was involved in trading soybeans and soybean products, and was also commercially responsible for soybean processing at the production plant in Ghent, Belgium.
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