"RusAgro" intends to organize a cluster of 60 billion rubles

The investment will be used to purchase a large block of the Ussuri oil extraction plant (OEP), the organization of crop production by 20-30 thousand. Hectares, as well as the production of pork.

Part of the sum will be spent on the construction of about nine pig farms with a total capacity of about 70 thousand. tons of pork per year, feed mill at 230 thousand. tons. products and beef production workshop with cutting capacity of about 700 thousand. goals. In the enterprise can also enter the shop the half-finished. Overall investments in pig-breeding part of the project can be up to 15 billion rubles. The first products of the holding (pork in a large piece of the consumer or semi-finished product), regional authorities are expected in three years, writes the newspaper "Kommersant».

Destinations spending the rest of the volume of investment is not yet known. "The company plans to create in the region of its third largest cluster, which includes manufacturing assets from various industries, - said Mr. Basov. - During the trip, we made a deal on entry into the capital MEZa (according to "Kommersant", we are talking about UMZHK "Maritime soy") and for the purchase of a number of plots of land, expect registration of ownership of them. "The plans of holding purchase a total of more than 100 thousand. Hectares of arable land.

«It is unclear exactly how many pig farms for the production of the announced amount of pork will be built. The final draft will be ready by the middle of next year, "- said General Director. According to him, the region attracted a group of their own lack of pork production, as well as the best geographical location - proximity to Japan, China and Korea. In the future, "RusAgro" plans to do the marketing of food crop production in these countries, and pig-breeding unit for the most part will be focused on the domestic market.

In the "RusAgro" do not abandon the development of existing projects. So, Maxim Basov told of the intention to invest in the leadership of the group extension "Tambov bacon" (pig-breeding project in the Tambov region for 115 thousand. Tons of pork per year to 20 billion rubles. - "B"). However, the decision has not been made by the board. Earlier, the press service of "RusAgro" stated that by 2014 the total capacity of Belgorod and Tambov complexes (14 facilities) exceeds 220 thousand. Tons of meat, or more than 2 million heads per year. According to Mr. Basov in 2014 will be produced about 180 thousand. Tons of meat.

By holding its own data, now its meat business is represented by enterprises of JSC "Belgorod Bacon" (capacities in Shebekinsky and Volokonovsky areas Belgorod region) and "Tambov bacon" (in Zherdevsky, the Sign and Sampurskom areas Tambov region). The main owner of the group - the senator from the Belgorod region Vadim Moshkovich. The consolidated revenues of the Group in 2013 amounted to 36.49 billion rubles., Net profit - 3.2 billion rubles.

The head of the National Meat Association Sergei Yushin outlined a number of "potential problems" with which the holding company has to face: "In the case of this project will gradually replacing imports and products supplied from other regions of Russia. But such a big project, no company will launch without some assurance from the government. "In this case, one of the most serious problems - uncertainty over the state of the payment of the interest rate on loans. The second problem - change legislation in the field of taxation: "Now the state level discusses eliminating tax exemptions on income investors. Regional authorities will be able to specify which taxes the company will pay. But how can you write a business plan, without knowing in advance the size of taxes? "In addition, Mr. Yushin said skills shortages in the region.

The expert of the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies Daniel Khodko described as "quite high" potential for development in the market of Primorye, where 50% of the market belongs to imported products. "The regions of the Far East and in particular the littoral increasingly lacking own pork - the population is growing, declining imports, - said Mr. Khodko. - Continue to increase demand in China and other developing Asian countries. According to forecasts by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, it is the developing countries of Africa and Asia in the next five years will be the main driver of growth in meat consumption in the world. "The expert believes that the project of the holding will not only reduce pork imports to the region, but also to establish export.

It should be noted that in the past year and have not reached an agreement with the provincial authorities have of the "Group" Cherkizovo "," planned to build a large pig farm with a view to establishing a livestock cluster in the Far East. Primorye and Khabarovsk region considered as the proposed sites. As previously reported, "b", Minister of Agriculture of the Khabarovsk Territory Alexander Rij, a number of factors hindered the development of the project. One of the reasons he called Russia's entry into the WTO and, as a consequence, limited government support.

Source: Агентство АгроФакт