Ukrainian Bean and Soybean Association

Global agricultural markets are entering the 2026/27 season amid shifting trade flows, intensifying competition for key buyers, and the growing influence of geopolitics and logistics on trade. How these factors will reshape markets in the new season and where opportunities will emerge for producers, traders and processors will be the central theme of AgroFoodSummit 2026, which will take place on September 24–25 in Mersin, Türkiye.

Over the past few weeks, the situation on the global grain market has deteriorated sharply. Due to attacks on port and shipping infrastructure, buyers have begun looking for alternatives to Black Sea wheat. Cargoes are being delayed and cancelled, while wheat futures are rising.

The global pulses market is entering the 2026/27 marketing year from very different positions. In some countries, harvests are falling short of expectations, while others are becoming increasingly dependent on imports, and traditional trade flows are changing under the influence of weather, logistics and demand from the largest consumers. Ukraine is entering the new season with a substantial supply of peas: 779.02 thousand tonnes have already been harvested.

Following the ratification of the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, the first major international business event dedicated to exploring new opportunities will be AgroFoodSummit 2026, taking place on 24–25 September in Mersin — a strategic Mediterranean port and one of the region's leading logistics hubs for global agricultural trade.