EkoNiva, the largest Russian producer of raw milk, has updated its production plan for this year. In particular, the company has reduced its expected raw milk output for 2020 from 1 million tonnes to about 900,000-940,000 tonnes. The company’s dairy herd will reach 105,000 cows instead of the previously planned 110,000 cows. EkoNiva will process up...

Rostok-Holding, a vertically integrated Ukrainian agroholding operating 60,000 hectares of farmland, is currently busy with harvesting sunflower. This year, sunflower yields are 30% lower than initially expected by the company, and amount to about 2 tonnes per hectare. The key drivers behind this negative yield trend are unfavorable weather...

Miratorg, Russia’s largest meat producer, has launched a wholesale distribution center in Domodedovo, the Moscow region of Russia. The investment in the project amounted to $108 million. The facility will procure agricultural products (meat, fish, milk, cereals, vegetables, and fruits) from the producers in the nearby regions, store and process...

Damate, one of Russia’s largest poultry producers, has started the reconstruction of its lamb production plant Kavkaz Myaso in Cherkessk, Russia acquired in early 2020. Modernization is to be completed by mid-2021 while the total investment in the project is estimated at $35 million. The designed annual capacity of the plant is 720,000 heads or...