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FOI-FGI in its 16^th Year

The only Istanbul-themed vegetable oils and grains conference on the international calendar has now completed 16 years.

The 14^th International “Fats & Oils / Feeds & Grains / Istanbul” Conference and Exhibition will be held with distinguished local and international speakers, on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at the Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel.

FOI-FGI 2025 will examine the political turmoil in the world and what might 2026 bring in terms of regional conflicts and their consequences. “Chaos King” Trump’s second term is taking the world by storm. US-China trade war looks long lasting. How will the rest of the world influenced by this “Clash of the Titans”?

Key topics include:

• • Can the “fragile” peace plan, imposed on the sides by United States, last?
  • Will Russia-Ukraine war end in peace too, following Gaza peace deal?
  • 2026 crops came out to be way behind the estimates before the 2025 harvest. FOI-FGI 2025 will put special emphasis on the Black Sea sunflower situation.
  • Turkey’s unexpectedly low sunflower seed production in 2025 means major sunseed and sunflower oil imports. Will seed imports from Moldova and Ukraine continue in the new season, or will Turkey, once again, predominantly import crude sunflower oil?
  • How will the rise of far-right politics in Europe in 2025 affect the economies of the European Union?
  • Will global commodity prices be able to rise again in 2026?
  • How will crude oil and vegetable oil prices develop in 2026?
  • How could Russia’s wheat export policies impact Turkey’s flour industry and flour exports?
  • Can the Turkish economy recover with the measures taken by Mehmet Şimşek’s economic administration?

All these issues will be addressed during the full-day conference.