YUGAGRO 2018

The Exhibition

YUGAGRO is the largest and most important agriculture fair trade fair for agricultural in the Russian Federation and the most important meeting point of the agricultural industry after harvesting season in South Russia. All important agricultural brands are represented at the exhibition, 679 companies from 35 countries used the agricultural forum in 2017 to showcase their technologies and solutions for a modern and efficient agriculture. YUGAGRO attracts business professionals from all surrounding regions. With 17,000 visitors in 2017 it once again underlined its significance as important agrarian event and biggest show of agricultural technologies in Southern Russia.
Germany was, as in previous years, present with a joint stand supported by the Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy. Considerable 31 exhibitors presented their innovative products and technologies under the brand “Made in Germany”.
Again this year German companies will have the opportunity to participate in the official German Pavilion.

The Market

The region of Krasnodar plays a leading role in the development of the Russian agriculture and food processing. With about 4.5 m hectare of arable land, Krasnodar is the most important region for agriculture in Russia. Fertile back earth soils guarantee high yields of wheat, barley, rice, sunflowers and soy. Thus, the region provides a big potential for manufacturers of agricultural machinery, for the production of high-quality products in the region and for the processing of rice, grain, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meat, sunflowers, wine etc.
According to the present trend, the Russian agriculture and food economy will continue to develop positively in the coming year. Alone in 2017, the state supported agriculture with 216 billion Rubles. Until 2020, a total of one trillion Rubles in state subsidies are supposed to be invested with the purpose of becoming completely independent from food imports within seven years. The advantages of the Russian market are present a high consumer demand, the growth and profit opportunities and the low tax burden.