The 3rd International Conference
“Berries of Ukraine – 2012: Frozen Produce & Fresh Market”

110 A, Velyka Kiltseva St, Stolychnyi Agricultural Center, Kiev, Ukraine

May 24-25, 2012

Program of the 3rd International Conference

“Berries of Ukraine – 2012: Frozen Produce & Fresh Market”


Day 1, May 24

09:00-10:20

Registration of the conference participants

10:20-10:30

Opening of the conference

Welcoming speech from organizers

Session 1. Investment attractiveness & development prospects of the Ukrainian and Russian markets for fresh and frozen berries

10:30-11:00

Russian market for fresh and frozen wild berries in 2011 and 2012. Present situation and development prospects

Aleksandr Samokhvalov, Managing Director of Yagody Karelii, Russia

11:00-11:20

Ukrainian markets for fresh and frozen berries: present situation and development prospects. Forecast for 2012

Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform, Ukraine

11:20-11:40

Economical efficiency of growing berry crops in summer greenhouses in Ukraine

Oleg Bosyi, Leading Specialist, Nashi Frukty OOO, Ukraine

11:40-12:00

SWOT analysis of the raspberry growing business. Experience of Sirius Company

Pavel Ryabokon, Deputy Director of Sirius Company, Ukraine

Session 2. Modern technologies of berry growing: selection of economically viable approaches

12:00-12:15

Rankings of Ukrainian berry farms. Rankings of major berry varieties

Tetiana Levchenko, Executive Editor of Fruit-Inform, Ukraine

12:15-12:35

Products of Bayer CropScience in a modern protection system for small-fruited stone fruit and berry crops

Igor Tarushkin, Product Manager, Bayer CropScience, Ukraine

12:35-12:40

Mechanical harvesting of berries. Machinery for orchards

Aleksandr Kulik, Director of Euroagromarket, Ukraine

12:40-12:45

New ways of berry production popularization in Ukraine

Andrey Gonchar, Director of Gonchar Private Company, Ukraine

12:45-12:50

Robot Bar orchard sprayers

Aleksandr Gorobets, Manager of UVC (Ukrainian Vegetable Company), Ukraine

12:50-12:55

High-quality garden strawberry and raspberry planting material

Cardius Cruijsberg, Director of BelAgriPlants, Belarus

12:55-13:50

Lunch break

13:50-14:10

Production of sweet cherries in Ukraine. Sweet cherry export experience

Vasiliy Mikulin, Director of Black Sea Fruit Company, Ukraine

14:10-14:30

Technologies of garden strawberry growing under cover

Anatoliy Sichkar, Director of Crimean Fruit Company, Ukraine

Session 3. Berry handling, processing and storage technologies

14:30-14:55

Berry long-term storage methods

Sergey Tonkonog, Astra, Ukraine

14:55-15:15

New types of packaging for preservation of quality of fresh berries

Jean-Yves Pamart, Logistic Global Marine Service, France

15:15-15:20

MEGA - manufacturer of complete lines for processing berries

Nikodem Lech, Area Sales Manager, MEGA Sp. z o.o., Poland

15:20-15:25

Palliflex300 system for berry storage

Anatoliy Bogdan, Executive Director of Insolar, Ukraine

15:25-15:50

Main aspects and types of IQF technologies for berries

Yanina Steneram, Area Manager Eastern Europe, IQF Frost AB, Sweden

15:50-15:55

Berry processing on a commercial scale: Ukrainian experience

Svetlana Ryabchenko, Head of Purchasing & International Relations Department of Frozen Group, Ukraine

15:55-16:00

Buhler optical sorting technology for berries

Zhanna Zheget, Buhler Sortex Ukraine

16:00-16:15

How Frigoscandia developed IQF freezing of berries, mushrooms and vegetables. Frigoscanida is today part of John Bean Technologies

Frank Dittman, Area Director CIS, John Bean Technologies AB, Sweden

16:15-16:20

IQF tunnel freezers

Sergey Chernoschekov, GEA Refrigeration Grasso Ukraine

16:20-16:40

Coffee-break

Session 4. Modern approaches to marketing of perishable & frozen produce

16:40-16:55

Will Ukraine be able to export sweet cherries after Russia's entry into the WTO

Tatyana Basarab, International Relations Director, Krasnograd Vegetable Factory, Ukraine

16:55-17:20

European berry market in 2011: season's results and forecast for 2012.  Assessment of the export potential of garden strawberries and sweet cherries

Eduard Bloch, Senior Expert, SIPPO, Switzerland

17:20-17:35

Modern wholesale markets in Kiev, Lviv, Donetsk and Zaporizhia as working market outlets for fresh berries

Aleksey Chumak, General Director of Stolychnyi Agricultural Center, Ukraine

17:35-17:55

Round table “Retail trade in berries in supermarket chains: new opportunities for professional suppliers”

Chaired by Fedor Rybalko, independent expert, Ukraine

Aleksey Kuznetsov, Import Manager, Tander CJSC, Russia

Pavel Ryabokon, Deputy Director of Sirius Company, Ukraine

17:55-18:00

Summing-up of the first conference day

18:10-21:00

Gala-dinner for the conference participants

Day 2, May 25

08:30-09:00

Morning coffee

09:00-10:30

Guided tour to Stolychnyi Agricultural Center

Aleksey Chumak, General Director of Stolychnyi Agricultural Center, Ukraine

10:30-16:00

Business-tour to Sirius Company (Cherkassy Region)

17:30-18:00

Arrival in Kiev, end of the conference