Woman in a pale coat walking through a snowy field past an old rail fence toward a dark pine line

crops, agtech and grain · 2027 location not confirmed yet

MCPR Trade Show 2027Exhibitor guide: booth costs, dates and deadlines

Minnesota ag retail in a ballroom: MCPR Trade Show 2027 booths, Minneapolis

Event dates
2027 dates not confirmed yet
Exhibit hall
Not confirmed yet
Venue
Not confirmed yetLast edition: Minneapolis, MN

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  • 56companies on MCPR's posted exhibitor list source
  • $1,400member 10×10 line booth, 2026 source
  • 10ftbooth height limit, 2026 rules source
  • $125Hilton Minneapolis room rate, 2026 source

Quick answers

MCPR Trade Show 2027 in 30 seconds

The CPM Short Course & MCPR Trade Show is Minnesota Crop Production Retailers' annual December event for the state's ag retailers, agronomists and certified crop advisers. MCPR has not yet set 2027 dates or a hotel; the 2026 show ran December 8–10 at the Hilton Minneapolis. MCPR's posted exhibitor list names 56 companies, from WinField United and Nutrien to Titan Machinery and fertilizer plant builders. Space is sold as hotel ballroom line booths and end caps, $1,400 for a member single space in 2026, with a 10-foot height limit. Purple builds line booths and hospitality room graphics for it.

When is MCPR Trade Show 2027?
The 2027 dates and location are not confirmed yet. The last edition was in Minneapolis, MN.
When is the MCPR Trade Show exhibit hall open?
Not confirmed yet for 2027. In 2026 the hall opened December 8 (3–6:30 p.m. reception), December 9 (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) and December 10 (9–11 a.m.).
How big is MCPR Trade Show?
56 on the posted list exhibitors (2026 edition).
What does a 10×20 MCPR Trade Show booth cost all-in?
$7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental at MCPR Trade Show with design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. Space and show services are billed separately by MCPR Trade Show.

Crops, seed & inputs · Minneapolis · 2027

56

input, equipment and facility suppliers on MCPR's posted list source

The lookMinnesota, December 2027

Snow on the fields. Spring orders in the ballroom.

The CPM Short Course & MCPR Trade Show gathers Minnesota ag retailers and agronomists each December; MCPR's posted list names 56 exhibiting companies. The 2027 dates are not confirmed yet; 2026 met at the Hilton Minneapolis.

Red barn between two concrete silos on a snowy hillside under a deep blue winter sky
01Twin silos, deep snow
Woman in a thick knit scarf and parka standing on a snowy plain under a pale sky
02Scarf up on the flats
Corn stubble rows poking through snow under a heavy winter sky near Saint Charles, Minnesota
03Stubble through the snow
Pale winter sunset over a flat snow-covered field with stubble showing through
04Pink sky on snow
Older man with a white beard in a black cap and coat by a weathered shed in the snow
05Cold yard, warm coat
Frost-covered twist of barbed wire in close focus over a blurred winter field
06Frost on the wire
Black and white winter scene of an old tractor parked on a frosted hillside under low cloud
07Tractor parked for winter

Everything about MCPR Trade Show 2027 in one place

MCPR Trade Show 2027 fact sheet

MCPR Trade Show 2027 key facts
Official nameCPM Short Course & MCPR Trade Show 2027
Event dates2027 dates not confirmed yet
Exhibit hall datesNot confirmed yet
In 2026 the hall opened December 8 (3–6:30 p.m. reception), December 9 (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) and December 10 (9–11 a.m.)
VenueVenue for 2027 not confirmed yet (2026: Hilton Minneapolis)
2027 venue not confirmed yet; 2026: Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403
OrganizerMinnesota Crop Production Retailers (MCPR)
Size (2026)56 on the posted list exhibitors source
Who attendsMinnesota ag retailers, agronomists and certified crop advisers, plus manufacturers and custom applicators
Nearest airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)
Hotels2026 rate of $125 a night at the Hilton Minneapolis until November 20 (code CROP); 2027 housing not confirmed yet
Official hotel page →
Official websitemcpr-cca.org

Official MCPR Trade Show resources

MCPR Trade Show 2027 calendar

MCPR Trade Show 2027 dates and deadlines

In order: the dates the MCPR Trade Show organizer has published, each linked to the page that states it. The next date is highlighted.

  1. Most recent edition: install by 2:30 p.m., reception 3–6:30 p.m. (2026) source
  2. Most recent edition: hall open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (2026) source
  3. Most recent edition: removal from 11 a.m., out by noon (2026) source

01 Purple at MCPR Trade Show 2027

Minnesota ag retail in a ballroom: MCPR Trade Show 2027 booths, Minneapolis

The CPM Short Course & MCPR Trade Show is where Minnesota crop production retailers, agronomists and crop advisers meet their input and equipment suppliers each December, in a downtown hotel ballroom. We build line booths that fit its 10-foot height rule.

  • 2027 dates not confirmed yet
  • 56 exhibitors listed
  • 10-ft booth height limit

What makes MCPR Trade Show different, and how we build for it

The MCPR Trade Show sits beside the CPM Short Course, Minnesota's December training for crop production retailers and agronomists, and is run by Minnesota Crop Production Retailers, the association for the retailers, manufacturers, distributors and custom applicators of crop inputs in the state. It is small and regional: 56 companies on the posted exhibitor list, from WinField United, Nutrien and Mosaic to fertilizer plant builders such as Greystone Construction and Stueve Construction. The floor is a hotel ballroom of line booths, with returning exhibitors keeping their spaces, and the hall hosts the welcoming reception.

Minnesota ag retail managers

Co-op and independent retail location managers who choose which inputs, equipment and services their stores carry for the next season.

Agronomists and crop advisers

Retail agronomists and certified crop advisers attending the CPM Short Course for credits, who want product data between sessions.

Custom applicators and plant managers

People who run sprayers, spreaders and fertilizer facilities and look at equipment, automation and construction suppliers.

Your team in Minneapolis

How Purple runs the MCPR Trade Show 2027

The line booth is built in modules sized for a hotel ballroom, at Purple's Las Vegas or Fishkill, New York shop, and shipped to Chrom Expo Services with the labels from its kit. Our project manager installs in the single install window, finished before MCPR's set-up deadline, with the labor the hotel and decorator require, and packs out only after the published removal time.

Inside MCPR Trade Show 2027

56 companies on MCPR's posted exhibitor list source$1,400 member 10×10 line booth, 2026 source10 ft booth height limit, 2026 rules source$125 Hilton Minneapolis room rate, 2026 source

Rules that shape your MCPR Trade Show booth

Ten-foot limit, inside the lines

Booth design and promotional aids in numbered booths may not exceed 10 feet and must stay within the booth boundaries, per MCPR's 2026 rules. We draw the header and any tower to that height before production.

Organizer rule

No food sales, cleared giveaways

Exhibitors may not sell food or drink, and food giveaways must be cleared through the Hilton's catering, which may add a surcharge. We plan any snack feature with the hotel order.

Organizer rule

Ship to Chrom, not the hotel

Chrom Expo Services is the contracted decorator and its kit has the shipping labels; MCPR says never to ship displays directly to the Hilton. We route freight through Chrom.

Organizer rule

No early teardown

No exhibit may be removed, even in part, before 11 a.m. on the final day, and early removal can cost location priority the following year. We schedule pack-out for the published time.

Organizer rule

No copyrighted music

Exhibitors may not use live or recorded music that includes ASCAP or BMI material, per MCPR. We cut demo videos with licensed or no music.

Organizer rule

Programs worth planning for

CPM Short Course

The training program the trade show sits beside, for Minnesota crop production retailers, agronomists and crop advisers; attendees move between sessions and the hall all week.

Official details

Trade show sponsorship

Tiers from Silver ($1,500) to Premier ($12,000) in 2026, plus à la carte items such as the Student Day ($2,500), lanyards ($2,000) and hand warmers ($3,500).

Official details

Meeting and hospitality rooms

Board Rooms 1–3, Directors Row 1–4, Rochester and Duluth for members and exhibitors in three daily time slots in 2026; all meeting guests must register for the Short Course.

Official details

Minnesota's own December ballroom show for crop retailers: choose MCPR over IFCA's Illinois show or the national ARA conference when your buyers are Minnesota co-op and independent retail locations and their agronomists. Compare every agriculture show we build for →

Who exhibits at MCPR Trade Show 2026

Companies on the MCPR Trade Show exhibitor list posted for 2026, 56 in all. See the full list

  • WinField United
  • CHS
  • Nutrien
  • Mosaic Company
  • BASF Corporation
  • Corteva Agriscience
  • Valent USA LLC
  • Continental NH3 Products
  • Agvise Laboratories Inc.
  • Midwest Laboratories, Inc.
  • Titan Machinery Inc
  • Ziegler
  • Kahler Automation
  • Greystone Construction Company
  • Stueve Construction, LLC
  • TerraClear
  • Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • University of Minnesota Extension

agriculture at MCPR Trade Show

The industry behind MCPR Trade Show, in pictures

Red barn and weathered wooden shed on a snowy slope under a cloudy winter sky
Barns on a snowy slope
Field of dry standing corn under a flat gray sky waiting for late harvest
Standing corn, gray sky
Small figure walking across an all-white winter field past bare trees and fence posts
Crossing the white field
Downtown Minneapolis towers in glass and stone under a pale winter sky
Minneapolis towers, gray day

02 Booths & pricing for MCPR Trade Show 2027

How much is a booth at the MCPR Trade Show 2027?

In 2026 MCPR sold line booths only: 10×10 at $1,400 for members and $2,400 for non-members, 10×20 at $2,600 and $4,600, and 20×20 end caps at $5,100 and $8,600, all of them supplied with back and side walls and an ID sign. Booth displays may not exceed 10 feet. We recommend a 10×20 inline for equipment and facility suppliers.

Sedemac booth by Purple Exhibits: white inline booth for Sedemac innovative controls, Purple work to compare for your MCPR Trade Show booth
Inline10×20$7,500 – $15,000all-in rental

A lit back wall under the 10-foot limit, a spreader or sprayer component or automation panel on one side and a counter for retail managers.

Shown: a Purple inline booth for Sedemac

See 10×20 rental booths →
ecotact booth by Purple Exhibits: ecotact coffee-packaging booth with a tall green field-scene graphic tower topped by, shown for MCPR Trade Show exhibitors
Inline10×30$12,000 – $22,000all-in rental

Multiple product lines, a small meeting nook

Shown: a Purple inline booth for ecotact

See 10×30 rental booths →
LeadSquared booth by Purple Exhibits: navy LeadSquared island booth with a round blue-and-white hanging sign, a reference for planning a MCPR Trade Show booth
Island20×20$16,000 – $40,000all-in rental

Hanging sign, open floor plan, lounge

Above: LeadSquared, a Purple island exhibit

See 20×20 rental booths →

In Purple's MCPR Trade Show price

  • Design and a 3D rendering for MCPR Trade Show, revised until it is right
  • Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage as specified
  • In-booth lighting and power distribution
  • Install and dismantle at MCPR Trade Show, led by our project manager on the floor
  • Every MCPR Trade Show show-service order and deadline tracked for you

Paid to MCPR Trade Show and its contractor

  • Exhibit space (paid to Minnesota Crop Production Retailers)
  • Material handling (drayage) at the venue, where the space rate does not include it
  • Electrical service, internet and rigging at the venue
  • Cleaning, plus any union labor the venue requires

Rates to plan with for MCPR Trade Show:

  • Line booths, 2026 10×10 $1,400 / $2,400; 10×20 $2,600 / $4,600; 20×20 end cap $5,100 / $8,600 (member / non-member) source
  • Extra booth personnel, 2026 $100 each on or before December 1, 2026; $120 after source
  • Sponsorship, 2026 Silver $1,500 to Premier $12,000; à la carte from $500 (reception cup) to $3,500 (hand warmers) source
  • Booth build 10×20 rental $7,500–$15,000; custom 20×20 $50,000–$120,000, Purple's 2026 planning range source

Every one of these is estimated on your proposal, so you see the full MCPR Trade Show total on paper before you sign.

Each price is an all-in 2026 rental range for design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle; we quote custom builds project by project. Get an exact number for MCPR Trade Show with the booth cost calculator or the 2026 booth cost guide.

Every MCPR Trade Show fee listed upfront, in full, on paper.
Send us your booth size for MCPR Trade Show and what the space needs to do. We reply within one business day and send a rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
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The booth we would build for MCPR Trade Show 2027

The ten-foot line booth for Minnesota co-ops

MCPR is a regional ballroom show where Minnesota retail managers and agronomists know most suppliers already. The booth earns its stop with a clear retail message under the 10-foot limit, a piece of real equipment or product and a counter where a location manager can book a spring call.

On time for every Minnesota spring. 01Header wallA lit back wall built to the 10-footlimit with one retail message: supply,program, stewardship or service…02Hardware spotA spreader spinner, nozzle body,automation controller or plant model ona low plinth for the applicators…03Location counterA counter with a tablet map of Minnesota retail locations you serve, where a managercan find their store and book a visit. MAIN AISLE CROSS AISLE CROSS AISLE
Concept plan for MCPR Trade Show, not to scale: zones follow the show rules on this page; your final plan is drawn to your space and the organizer's rules.
01

Header wall

A lit back wall built to the 10-foot limit with one retail message: supply, program, stewardship or service, in large type.

02

Hardware spot

A spreader spinner, nozzle body, automation controller or plant model on a low plinth for the applicators and plant managers.

03

Location counter

A counter with a tablet map of Minnesota retail locations you serve, where a manager can find their store and book a visit.

The demo

Show a Minnesota spring: a short loop of the product at a retail site or on an application rig, the timing and the result. Keep music out of the video; MCPR bans copyrighted music in exhibits.

The meetings

MCPR sold Board Room, Directors Row, Rochester and Duluth time slots in 2026 for breakfast, lunch or after 3 p.m., with food from the Hilton only. Hold a customer breakfast in a room and keep the booth for the reception and Wednesday crowd.

On time for every Minnesota spring.
What the back wall could say at MCPR Trade Show
Waaree booth by Purple Exhibits: green and white Waaree solar booth, the kind of booth we build for MCPR Trade Show

Your people arrive at the venue to a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.

Purple Exhibits designed, built and installed this Waaree island

03 Built by Purple

MCPR Trade Show 2027 booths for Minnesota ag retail suppliers

KLEEMANN booth by Purple Exhibits, a project to compare for MCPR Trade Show

Case study · KLEEMANN

KLEEMANN at an industrial technology exhibition

KLEEMANN showed real equipment alongside digital simulations, which fits the MCPR exhibitors who sell spreaders, automation systems and fertilizer facilities: a component on the floor and the full plant or machine on a screen.

Read the KLEEMANN case study All case studies →

“If you’re looking for a trade show booth expert who shows up and gets the job done right, Purple Exhibits is the real deal.”

Magdalena Kulisz, Service Manager, Miss Immigrant USA · more Purple client reviews
10,000+ booths built3,000+ exhibitors served4.9★ client ratingSince 2015

Trusted by exhibitors including

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04 Designing for fertilizer, crop protection, seed, application equipment, facility and ag retail service suppliers to Minnesota crop production retailers at MCPR Trade Show

Designing an MCPR booth under the 10-foot height rule

Tire tracks in fresh snow running straight across an open field to the horizon1

Ten feet is the ceiling

MCPR limits booth design and promotional aids in numbered booths to 10 feet and keeps everything inside the booth lines. We design a lit header that reaches the limit without a hanging sign, so your name reads across the ballroom.

Woman in a green knit beanie and pale scarf beside a half-frozen pond and snowy field2

Talk retail, not farm

MCPR's audience resells and applies inputs. Panels that cover program terms, application windows, stewardship and on-time supply speak to this crowd; yield promises aimed at growers fall flat.

Bearded man in a gray beanie and wool scarf leaning on a railing in a snowy town3

Food goes through the Hilton

Exhibitors may not sell food or drink, and food giveaways must be cleared with the hotel's catering, which may charge a surcharge. We plan any snack or coffee feature around the hotel order instead of a self-stocked counter.

Lone figure in a dark coat standing on a wide snow-covered field with a tree line beyond4

Build for the reception and one long day

In 2026 the hall opened for a 3 to 6:30 p.m. welcoming reception, a full Wednesday and two hours Thursday. We light the booth for the evening reception and plan staffing for the Wednesday peak.

3D booth concept by Purple Exhibits for Netronix, like the renderings in a MCPR Trade Show proposal

Concept rendering

Your MCPR Trade Show proposal comes with a rendering like this

See the MCPR Trade Show booth in 3D first: layout, graphics, lighting and where products sit, revised until it is right and before any panel is cut. Pictured: a Purple concept for Netronix.

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Floor at a glance

Where you could be at MCPR Trade Show 2027

In 2026 the MCPR Trade Show filled the Hilton Minneapolis ballroom and its hallway, with meeting rooms nearby. These spaces shaped a booth.

ABallroom (2026)
BHallway (2026)
CBoard Rooms, Directors Row, Rochester and Duluth
Venue for 2027 not confirmed yet (2026: Hilton Minneapolis), MinneapolisSchematic, not to scale
A

Ballroom (2026)

Numbered line booths, all assigned to returning exhibitors for 2026; fully carpeted, closed and guarded at night.

Our advice Returning exhibitors keep priority, so exhibiting once secures a better spot the next year.

B

Hallway (2026)

Where MCPR placed new exhibitors for 2026 under a new layout.

Our advice In a hallway, a slim back wall and a counter that faces the walking line work better than depth.

C

Board Rooms, Directors Row, Rochester and Duluth

Meeting and hospitality rooms for members and exhibitors at $250 or $500 per time slot in 2026.

Our advice The after-3 p.m. slot allows more than 20 guests; use it for a customer reception.

05 Venue for 2027 not confirmed yet (2026: Hilton Minneapolis) · Minneapolis

MCPR Trade Show 2027 install, Chrom Expo Services and hotel rules

Chrom Expo Services is MCPR's contracted decorator and handles booth accessories, material handling and shipping; its exhibitor kit carries the shipping labels, and MCPR says not to ship displays directly to the Hilton Minneapolis. Electricity, internet and telephone come from Encore at the Hilton through its EventNow site. In 2026 all installation happened on Tuesday, December 8, finished by 2:30 p.m.; nothing could leave before 11 a.m. Thursday, and everything was out by noon. Early removal can cost location priority the next year. The 2027 dates and venue are not confirmed yet.

What Purple handles

  • Line booths built to MCPR's 10-foot rule
  • 20×20 end cap layouts with displays on two aisles
  • Chrom Expo Services shipping and accessory orders
  • Encore power and internet orders
  • Hospitality room graphics
  • Graphics reused at IFCA in January

MCPR Trade Show timeline, counted back from move-in

We need your MCPR Trade Show design signed off by About 10 weeks before the show.

  1. Before October 1 (2026 pattern)Returning exhibitors book first; new exhibitors send the application with three booth choices and full payment.
  2. About 10 weeks before the showDesign sign-off on the back wall, counter and any hospitality room graphics, inside the 10-foot limit.
  3. 8 to 4 weeks beforeProduction in our Fishkill, NY or Las Vegas shop.
  4. About 2 weeks beforeFreight to Chrom Expo Services with the labels from its exhibitor kit, never direct to the hotel.
  5. Install day, 2027 date not confirmed yetOur project manager sets the booth in the single install window before the welcoming reception.
  6. Show days, 2027 dates not confirmed yetReception, full hall day and a short final morning; pack-out only after the published removal time.

Purple's planning timeline for MCPR Trade Show. The official MCPR Trade Show move-in, freight target and order dates come from your exhibitor kit and assigned schedule; when you book, we confirm them against your booth.

Printable MCPR Trade Show budget & deadline sheet

Before you book MCPR Trade Show 2027

MCPR Trade Show 2027: what new exhibitors should know

  1. For 2026 every ballroom booth was already assigned and new exhibitors went to the hallway, so exhibiting once is how a company earns a ballroom spot later. source

  2. Priority goes to the previous year's exhibitors until October 1, then first come, and only a signed contract with full payment counts toward booth assignment. source

  3. The booth form lets you name companies you want near you or away from you; use it to keep a competitor out of the next space. source

  4. Extra booth personnel cost $100 each until December 1, 2026 and $120 after, on top of the one to four registrations included with the booth. source

  5. Hospitality rooms booked after 3 p.m. may hold more than 20 people, while the breakfast and lunch slots are capped at 20, so plan a reception for the late slot. source

Who you meet on the floor

Retail location managers

MCPR represents the retailers of crop production inputs in Minnesota, and their managers choose what each location sells.

Agronomists and crop advisers

They attend the CPM Short Course for training and walk the hall between sessions, per MCPR.

Custom applicators

MCPR names custom applicators among the businesses it supports; they look at application equipment and products.

Manufacturers and distributors

Input makers and distributors are MCPR members too and use the show to meet retail partners.

Side by side

MCPR Trade Show vs IFCA Convention vs ARA Conference & Expo: 2027 at a glance

MCPR Trade Show vs IFCA Convention vs ARA Conference & Expo: 2027 at a glance
MCPR Trade ShowIFCA ConventionARA Conference & Expo
Dates2027 dates not confirmed yetJanuary 19–21, 2027Not confirmed yet
WhereNot confirmed yetPeoria, IL · Peoria Civic CenterNot confirmed yet
Size56 companies on MCPR's posted exhibitor list110,000 sq. ft. of contiguous exhibit space, 2027 venue600+ ag retail professionals expected in 2026
Main buyersRetail location managersAg retail managers and staffAg retail owners and CEOs
Booth spaceLine booths, 2026: 10×10 $1,400 / $2,400; 10×20 $2,600 / $4,600; 20×20 end cap $5,100 / $8,600 (member / non-member)Price not publishedPrice not published

Figures carry the year and source shown on each show's own page.

Travel to MCPR Trade Show 2027

Getting to MCPR Trade Show 2027: airport and hotels

Fly in

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)

Stay

2026 rate of $125 a night at the Hilton Minneapolis until November 20 (code CROP); 2027 housing not confirmed yet

Official MCPR Trade Show hotels →

Find the venue

Venue for 2027 not confirmed yet (2026: Hilton Minneapolis)
2027 venue not confirmed yet; 2026: Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Open in Google Maps →

Travel facts from mcpr-cca.org.

MCPR Trade Show by the numbers

MCPR Trade Show year by year

2026
56 on the posted list exhibitors
Minneapolis source
AttendeesExhibitors

How MCPR Trade Show 2027 compares with other agriculture shows

The agriculture shows closest to MCPR Trade Show on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Every show name links to our exhibitor guide for it.

ShowDatesCityLatest published size
Nebraska Ag ExpoIowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association (INEDA)2027 dates not confirmed yetLincoln, NENearly 760 exhibitors (2026)
Amarillo Farm & Ranch ShowIDEAg Group2027 dates not confirmed yetAmarillo, TX400+ exhibitors (2026)
Tulsa Farm ShowMidwest Shows2027 dates not confirmed yetTulsa, OK350+ exhibitors (2026)
ARA Conference & ExpoAgricultural Retailers Association (ARA)2027 dates not confirmed yetAustin, TX600+ expected attendees (2026)
ASTA Field Crop Seed ConventionAmerican Seed Trade Association (ASTA)2027 dates not confirmed yetChicago, IL–
USA Rice Outlook ConferenceUSA Rice Federation2027 dates not confirmed yetNashville, TN18,000+ sq ft hall at the Omni Nashville, about 53 booth spaces on the floor plan exhibitors (2026)
WIN ExpoWine Industry NetworkDecember 2027, dates not confirmed yetSanta Rosa, CA2,000+ each year attendees · 250+ exhibitors (2026)
WSTFA Annual Meeting & NW Hort ExpoWashington State Tree Fruit Association2027 dates not confirmed yetKennewick, WA–
The Almond ConferenceAlmond Board of CaliforniaDecember 2027, dates not confirmed yetSacramento, CA3,592 attendees · 212 exhibitors (2025)
MCPR Trade ShowMinnesota Crop Production Retailers (MCPR)2027 dates not confirmed yetMinneapolis, MN56 on the posted list exhibitors (2026)

MCPR Trade Show exhibitor questions

CPM Short Course & MCPR Trade Show 2027 questions

When is the CPM Short Course & MCPR Trade Show 2027?

The 2027 dates are not confirmed yet. The 2026 show ran December 8–10 at the Hilton Minneapolis, per MCPR, and the trade show follows the CPM Short Course each December.

How much is a booth at the MCPR Trade Show?

In 2026 a 10×10 line booth cost $1,400 for members and $2,400 for non-members, a 10×20 $2,600 and $4,600, and a 20×20 end cap $5,100 and $8,600, per MCPR. Electricity and internet were extra. 2027 rates are not published yet.

What were the MCPR Trade Show hours in 2026?

3 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 8 for the welcoming reception, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, December 9, and 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, December 10, per MCPR. The exhibit areas were closed and guarded at night.

What is the booth height limit at the MCPR Trade Show?

10 feet: booth design and promotional aids in numbered booths may be no taller and must stay within the booth boundaries, per MCPR's exhibitor rules. Out of the box, an MCPR line booth has an eight-foot back wall, three-foot dividers and an ID sign.

When is MCPR move-in and move-out?

In 2026 all installation happened Tuesday, December 8, finished by 2:30 p.m. Exhibits could not be removed before 11 a.m. Thursday, December 10 and had to be out by noon, per MCPR; early removal can cost location priority.

Who is the decorator for the MCPR Trade Show?

Chrom Expo Services, per MCPR. It sends the exhibitor kit with shipping instructions and labels, handles material handling and accessories, and displays must not be shipped directly to the Hilton.

Who exhibits at the MCPR Trade Show?

Fertilizer, crop protection, seed, equipment, lab and facility suppliers: MCPR's posted list names 56 companies, including BASF, Corteva Agriscience, Mosaic, Nutrien, Titan Machinery, Ziegler and the University of Minnesota Extension.

Can new exhibitors get a ballroom booth at MCPR?

For 2026 every ballroom booth was already assigned, and new exhibitors were placed in the hallway, per MCPR. 2025 exhibitors had priority until October 1, 2026, so book as early as MCPR allows for 2027.

Can we host a meeting or hospitality room at MCPR?

MCPR members and exhibitors could book the Board Rooms and Directors Row at $250 per time slot and Rochester or Duluth at $500 in 2026, for 7 to 9 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or after 3 p.m.; food comes only from the Hilton.

Can we give away food at our MCPR booth?

Food giveaways are allowed only after clearing them with the Hilton Minneapolis events and catering team, and the hotel may charge a surcharge, per MCPR. Exhibitors may not sell food or beverages.

What is the difference between the MCPR Trade Show and IFCA?

MCPR is Minnesota's December ag retail show in a hotel ballroom; IFCA's Convention & Trade Show is the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association's January show at the Peoria Civic Center. Suppliers to Corn Belt retailers often do both.

Where did MCPR attendees stay in 2026?

At the Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 S Marquette Ave, at $125 a night until November 20, 2026 by quoting CROP, per MCPR.

Before you sign for MCPR Trade Show

Five things to ask every builder quoting MCPR Trade Show:

  1. How will you keep our MCPR booth under the 10-foot limit and inside the booth lines?
  2. Will you route freight through Chrom Expo Services with its labels and avoid shipping to the hotel directly?
  3. Can the booth set up in the single install window and be ready before the welcoming reception?
  4. How will you design for a hallway space if MCPR places us there as a new exhibitor?
  5. Can the same booth go to IFCA in Peoria a month later, and what does that move cost?

What MCPR Trade Show exhibitors ask us

We are new. Is a hallway booth worth it? It can be: in 2026 new exhibitors went to the hallway, which every attendee walks to reach the ballroom. A slim back wall and a counter facing the walking line work well there, and exhibiting builds priority for the ballroom.

Everyone in the room knows us. What does a new booth add? A message. Retail managers see the same suppliers each December; a booth that shows one new program or product, clearly, under the 10-foot header, gives them a reason to stop and talk about next spring.

Booth or hospitality room? Use both for different jobs. The hall covers the reception and Wednesday traffic; a $250 Board Room slot after 3 p.m. hosts a customer reception for more than 20 people with Hilton catering.

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You hear back on MCPR Trade Show within one business day. Rendering and fixed proposal for MCPR Trade Show, usually within a week. No charge, no commitment.

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What happens next

  1. Within one business day we write back to ask about your products, your goals for MCPR Trade Show and your footprint.
  2. Your MCPR Trade Show concept rendering and fixed proposal usually arrive within a week. All fees listed upfront, in full, on paper, before MCPR Trade Show.
  3. We build in 30 to 45 days, ship to the advance warehouse and have the booth installed before MCPR Trade Show opens.
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