Agroprodmash 2026 is open
The 31st edition of the International Exhibition for Equipment, Technologies, Raw Materials and Ingredients for the Food Processing Industry– Agroprodmash 2026 – has opened at Crocus Expo.
The show is organised by EXPOCENTRE AO with the support of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, and under the auspices of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Agroprodmash is a key networking platform for the food processing industry. Here you can select equipment for a particular facility or complex project, compare solutions from different manufacturers, discuss upgrade of your equipment, find ingredients and packaging, and get advice on automation, food safety, refrigeration, storage, and logistics. The show’s advantage lies in the comprehensive presentation of the entire production chain from raw materials and ingredients to the release of finished products, packaging, quality control, cooling, storage, and logistics.
The show is keeping its well-defined structure in 2026 for the convenience of its visitors. This year the most trending sector is ready-to-eat food. Agroprodmash is raising it to a new level as 109 companies offer equipment and ingredients. The topic is presented as the Ready-to-Eat Food Factory project.
This year, the show welcomes more than 760 companies from 19 countries: Russia, Austria, Belarus, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, and Turkiye.
Russian regional pavilions are arranged by Krasnodar Krai, Republic of Tatarstan, Chelyabinsk, and Voronezh Oblasts.
The show will be complemented by a rich conference programme featuring various forums, congresses, conferences, discussions, workshops, and consulting centres devoted to such relevant topics as processing of meat, milk, confectionery and bakery production, ingredients, as well as digitalization, robotization, and refrigeration technologies.
A key event will be the Forum on Food Processing Machinery 2026: What is Going on in the Industry Now and What to Expect in the Future. It will be organised by the Rosspetsmash Association with the support of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, EXPOCENTRE, and the Union of Machine Engineers of Russia.
Sergey Katyrin, President at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, spoke at the official opening ceremony of the show. According to him, almost all regions of Russia and regional chambers of commerce and industry have participated in the shaping of this year’s showcase, and the vast majority of exhibitors are Russian companies.
“One of the tracks that we consider very important for ourselves is the opportunity for our colleagues to participate in the numerous meetings, sessions and forums that will take place here. These include meetings with representatives of legislative and executive authorities on how the regulatory framework should be developed in the future in order to promote the development of Russian entrepreneurship,” said Sergey Katyrin. He also drew attention to the wide participation of research institutes and universities in the show, which opens up opportunities for transferring advanced technologies and developments to entrepreneurs.
The head of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry also emphasized that the exhibition features businesses from countries which are not the most friendly to Russia today, including Germany, France, and Poland: “This indicates a desire not only to work in the Russian market today, but also that these companies are striving to enter this market in the future.”
Alexander Dvoynykh, Chair at the Russian Federation Council Committee on Agricultural and Food Policy and Environmental Management, said that Russia's agriculture industry is a matter of national pride.
“The path that we have traveled in a fairly short period shows how we can mobilize in difficult conditions, and what truly food security, technological sovereignty and import substitution are. There is a serious merit of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in these achievements. This is a unique trade show that not only brings together manufacturers and promotes networking, but also offers proposals on legislative regulations. We are responding very promptly to these proposals and requests together with the government and the ministries, because our task is to ensure that legislation becomes a real engine and driver of the industry's development,” said the senator said.
According to Alexander Dvoynykh, the current number one challenge in the world is food shortages. Russia is one of the few countries that not only provides for itself, but also supplies food to more than 160 countries around the globe. “We see how, despite serious restrictions, the demand for Russian products is growing among the international community, as our manufacturers are replacing foreign companies that have found it unprofitable to work in Russia and today regret that they have lost a huge market,” he stressed.
Albert Karimov, Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, stressed that the show brings together manufacturers and consumers of food machinery products, while most of the participants are Russian companies as over 500 enterprises presented their products here.
“We understand what a difficult path these companies have had to go through, especially starting in 2022, the path of transformation, new challenges and at the same time new opportunities. Today, it is already clear that food industry enterprises are making full use of domestic equipment, expanding their product range and thus ensuring the country's food security. The Ministry of Industry and Trade, for its part, will continue to support and coordinate this work, develop financial instruments that are actively used by industry enterprises, and promote our food machinery industry in cooperation with the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and EXPOCENTRE,” said the deputy minister.
Roman Miloradov, Deputy Head at the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, noted that products manufactured in Russia are becoming high-quality, safe, and competitive on the international market.
“Products are safe when they are manufactured using high-quality equipment that meets all standards and requirements. The recent trend is that supervisors are trying to help businesses rather than hinder them. Through the information systems of our service, we show where mistakes occur, respond to emerging problems, and try to advise,” emphasized Roman Miloradov.
Maxim Fateev, General Director at EXPOCENTRE, thanked the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Russia Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Rosselkhoznadzor for their support of Agroprodmash.
“We, the EXPOCENTRE team, have done our best to make this show a success,” said Maxim Fateev. “Continuing the almost 70-year old traditions of our company, we have created conditions for the exhibitors to work comfortably, sign contracts, and network.”
Speaking about how the current edition differs from last year's, Maxim Fateev highlighted two points: the emergence of a new direction–ready-to-eat food–which is a topic of a significant part of the conference programme, and targeting small and medium-sized businesses. “A small business dictates what is needed for its profitability, for its consumers and its region, and leaves the show with ready-made solutions. It is very important that almost every stand has become a platform for workshops and meetings, where engineers explain how their equipment works,” said the general director of EXPOCENTRE. He invited all participants to Agroprodmash 2027, “It will be even more interesting! We are absolutely sure of it.”
Agroprodmash is open until 1 October.
Press Service, EXPOCENTRE AO
