The Government of the Kaliningrad region discussed the development of export of agricultural products

 

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The meeting was held on July 13 and brought together representatives of the agro-industrial and fishing industries-the leaders of the region in foreign economic activity.

The event was attended by Roman Chekushov, Director of the Department for export development of agricultural products of the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation, to develop measures of state support that will expand exports.

It should be noted that by 2024, the Kaliningrad region has committed to increase the export rate of agricultural products to 2,205 billion us dollars. In 2019, the export of food products from the region amounted to 1.26 billion us dollars. At the same time, the region accounts for a third of the total export of agricultural products from the North-Western Federal district and 5% of the export of all agricultural products in Russia. The main exports from the Kaliningrad region are products of the oil and fat industry, cereals, fish and seafood.

“I would like to note that last year our farmers set a record for the production of grain crops in the entire history of the Kaliningrad region at 680.4 thousand tons, which allowed us to increase the export of Kaliningrad grain by 2.2 times, which amounted to 48.8 million us dollars,” Natalia Shevtsova said. – Our region has already gone beyond self-sufficiency with key products, we produce much more than we consume. We see other regions of Russia as our sales markets and strive to develop exports.”

“We are facing ambitious export targets both in the country as a whole and in the Kaliningrad region. Therefore, it is extremely important to understand how to effectively help businesses increase the volume of deliveries, including deep processing products, so that the added value remains in the region and in our country,” Roman Chekushov said.

The Director Of the Department of export development of agricultural products of the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation listened to the proposals of Kaliningrad business. Transport issues were identified as one of the key difficulties in expanding export supplies.

Roman Chemesov also announced active measures to support exporters, among them preferential loans, subsidies, transport costs, costs for certification of products

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The Sberbank and the holding company “Zalesie” implementing artificial intelligence in agricultural production in the region

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“Sberbank is one of the engines of digitalization of financial and related services in Russia. Together with companies in our ecosystem, we are actively developing innovative solutions in a wide range of areas. The introduction of unmanned technologies will allow agribusiness companies to review production processes and give a new impetus to the development of agriculture in the Kaliningrad region,” Viktor Ventimilla Alonso said.

The hardware and software complex Cognitive Agro Pilot is designed for managing agricultural machinery. The harvester will not enter the field without a machine operator – it will be at its workplace, in the cabin, and will be able to focus on the quality of harvesting crops, explained Andrey Romanov. Autopilot, in turn, will analyze data on the state of crops, possible obstacles to the passage of the combine, and generally monitor the progress of work. Participation of the system should reduce crop losses and equipment failures in the “hot time” of the harvesting campaign.

“Artificial intelligence will look at what is happening, how the situation is changing, and react to it. And we expect that the reaction will be quite high, and this will minimize the human factor. The problems associated with it were, are and will be, because a person is not a robot. Therefore, the task of implementing mechanization and artificial intelligence systems in all industries is clear, in order to reduce the burden on each employee, ” commented the Chairman of the Board of the agricultural enterprise “Zalesye”.

He stressed that in 2020, the use of artificial intelligence in the harvesting campaign is a pilot. To begin with, the cognitive Agro Pilot complex is planned to be installed on the “TORUM 785” combine harvester available in the company’s fleet. The results of the system implementation will be summed up at the end of the season.

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Russian-Emirati food trade after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic

Against the background of food security risks associated with the pandemic, in 2020, the United Arab Emirates adopted Law No. 3 on the creation of strategic food reserves in emergencies, crises and natural disasters. The law provides for the creation of reserves through the efforts of food suppliers and distributors who undertake to create and replenish a strategic food supply, supply the market if necessary, and organize distribution in accordance with plans developed by the National emergency management office in coordination with the Ministry of economy of the United Arab Emirates. Under these conditions, there are additional opportunities to expand the share of Russian products in the UAE food market.

23.06.2020 G. The webinar “Russian-Emirati food trade after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic” was held. the event was Organized by the chambers of Commerce and industry of Moscow and Dubai with the support of the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation and The Russian food house in the UAE. The webinar was attended by representatives of Emirati and Russian government agencies responsible for the development of international trade and food exports.

The event was attended by Russian food producers and exporters, as well as trading companies in the UAE.

 

Speakers

Mr.Omar Khan

Director of International offices of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Mr.Suren Vardanyan

Vice-president of Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Mr.Mohammed Bin Sulaiman

Senior Manager of the Business Relations Departament of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Mr.Dmitriy Krasnov

Head of the FGBU « Agroexport» (subdivision of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia)

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Mr.Sergey Vologodskiy

Vice-president of the Russian Export Center (Federal export development agency of Russia)

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Mr.Alexei Busev

Manager of the Russian Food House in Dubai, Chairman of the Russia – UAE Committee of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce & Industry

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Mr. Khuri Issa

Managing director of Mirak Group, representative of the Dubai group of fruit and vegetable traders.

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Kaliningrad oblast has been the leader in dairy production, Russia

The average milk yield from one cow per day in the region is 24.8 kilograms. This is almost 1.4 times higher than the national average

According to the Ministry of agriculture of Russia, such an important indicator of the development of the dairy industry, as the milk yield per cow per day, is on average 18.35 kilograms in the country. There are 21 regions with more than 20 kilograms of milk per cow. The Kaliningrad region has traditionally been among the leaders.

According to the regional Ministry of agriculture, thanks to the introduction of advanced technologies and the use of the latest breeding achievements, the Kaliningrad region has consistently been one of the leaders in the development of the dairy industry in Russia over the past few years.

According to the Ministry of agriculture of the region, the need for whole milk is provided for 100 %, the supply of deep-processed dairy products (cheeses, cottage cheese products) is about 80 %. At the same time, the self-sufficiency of residents of the region for dairy products has increased to 80% since 2014 from 55 %.

To increase the availability of milk and dairy products in the region, a new dairy complex of the group of companies “Zalesskoye Moloko” is being put into operation for 3,900 heads of dairy cattle. It is expected that the volume of milk production here will reach about 25 thousand tons per year. Since 2019, farms are being gradually equipped with breeding cattle of specialized dairy Holstein breed. This work is planned to be completed in 2020. In parallel, the zalesskoye Moloko group has implemented a project to build a highly specialized breeding and genetic center with the content of Holstein bulls.

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Answer questions

We continue to answer consumer questions about our products.

1. Does the composition of canned OVA include flavorings, dyes, preservatives?

Flavorings, dyes and preservatives are not used in our production, and this is why: the recipe of stew includes natural components that give their excellent aromatics-meat, Bay leaf, onions, black pepper. It doesn’t make sense to give the stew a different, unnatural smell.
Dyes for stewed meat only harm, natural meat color indicates the quality of the product, and its artificial change will immediately cause questions and doubts of consumers. And as for preservatives-they are simply not needed in the production of canned meat, all pathogenic microflora is destroyed at the stage of cooking the product at a high temperature.

2. what raw materials are used for the production of canned food? Is it true that old or rejected animals are being slaughtered?
We use fresh meat from trusted local suppliers, thereby reducing delivery time and reducing the cost of the finished product. For example, beef stew uses beef of the first and second categories. Compliance with these categories places high demands on raw meat. The use of deliberately old or rejected animals is impractical – the production cycle is continuous and we can’t wait for the cow to grow old.

3. Added in the part substitutes for animal protein?
First of all, we have a sufficient amount of natural meat raw materials at our disposal. We use it to the full, without going down the path of reducing the price of the product and reducing its quality. In addition, our products meet state standards that do not provide for the use of animal protein substitutes.

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Food companies are moving online

The Express delivery market will grow tenfold
OVA agricultural holding is considering the possibility of expanding online sales of its products in accordance with emerging market trends

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Experiencing a sharp growth due to the self-isolation of citizens, the market for Express food delivery may increase from 0.7 billion to 30 billion rubles by the end of 2020, Infoline-Analytics predicts. The main volume will be provided by X5 Retail Group (“Pyaterochka”, “Perekrestok”, etc.), “Coswell”, “Yandex.Shop ” and “Scooter”. Although the service has started to gain popularity primarily through the efforts of Internet services, in the future, the initiative may be taken over by major players from offline retail, experts do not exclude.

Express food delivery market (within an hour) by the end of 2020, it will grow to 30 billion rubles from 700 million rubles a year earlier, according to the report ” Infoline-Analytics “(there is a”Kommersant”). The entire online sales market in the FMCG (consumer goods) segment, as follows from the report, last year amounted to 40 billion rubles, and by the end of 2020 will reach 135 billion rubles. According to the results of the first quarter, the largest turnover of online orders in this category was demonstrated by Ozon-6.1 billion rubles, with an increase of 170% compared to the same period last year (see infographic). Sbermarket (formerly Instamart) showed the largest percentage growth, with its turnover growing by 500%, from 260 million to 1.49 billion rubles.

In April, under conditions of self-isolation of citizens, a number of market participants were able to show results comparable to the entire first quarter, according to data from the companies themselves and calculations by analysts. Thus, the turnover of “Sbermarket” for the month amounted to 1.5 billion rubles, ” Yandex.Lavki — 900 million against 800 million rubles in the first quarter, Samokata-850 million against 800 million rubles. According to Mikhail Burmistrov, CEO of Infoline Analytics, in April, Yandex.Shop “for the first time was able to bypass the “Scooter” on the turnover. In addition, its average receipt is 150 rubles higher than that of its competitor. Among the companies whose indicators were evaluated by analysts on their own, Ozon generally agrees with the results, “Samokat” did not confirm or deny them, in ” Yandex.Taxi” (managed by Yandex.Shop”) called the assessment adequate. In “Platypus” reported that the data of analysts generally reflect the situation in the market.

Although initially there were two main players in the Express food delivery market in Russia, the situation is now changing due to the entry of a large offline retail into this segment. According to Infoline-Analytics, by the end of 2020, 95% of the market together with Yandex.Shop ” and “Scooter” will be shared by X5 Retail Group and”Vkusville”. In the future, the segment will continue to grow dynamically, including outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg, primarily in cities with millions of people, analysts predict.

Mikhail Burmistrov sees the greatest potential in the field of Express delivery of products at X5 Retail Group. “Based on Pyaterochka, they can quickly deploy dark stores (stores that only work for delivery.- “Kommersant”) and scale business in the regions, ” he expects. Also, strong positions in this market will be held by “Vkusvill” and “Magnet”, which has recently been taken over by several top managers of the online retailer Lamoda, the expert expects. At the same time, different models of product delivery services — delivery in a few hours and Express delivery-will converge. “The buyer has two tasks: purchasing for the future and re-purchasing, which uses Express delivery. And each player will try to offer solutions for each of them,” explains Mr. Burmistrov.

The Russian online grocery retail market is in a stage of active growth, so all key players are focused on the overall increase in volumes and their share, says Alexey Bogdanov, Director of investment and capital markets at KPMG in Russia and the CIS. At the same time, to compare companies, it is correct to use the total volume of goods turnover, since some companies also operate according to the marketplace model and take into account only the service payment for using their sales channel in revenue, and not the full cost of the order, he notes. According to Mr. Bogdanov, investors in such projects also pay special attention to the dynamics of attracting and retaining users and analyzing the unit economy per order. These are key indicators for market participants, agrees Sergey Negodyaev, Director Of the Fund for the development of Internet initiatives for working with portfolio companies. In addition, customer experience is important for maintaining customer loyalty, and now not all customers are satisfied with the service of such companies, he adds.

In General, the market will grow, and investors ‘interest in it will remain, the interlocutors of “Kommersant” are sure. Managing partner of Altair Capital Igor ryabenky says that the Fund continues to look at new companies in this segment, assessing the growth of the client base and the potential for earnings from each point and each client in the service. According to the investment Manager of the FoodPro Fund.according to Anna Gishko, the winner in the market will be the one who meets the unit economy, who knows the customer best and can make him loyal, reducing the cost of attracting new ones, as well as the one who will form an optimal assortment matrix and work better with the category of fresh products.

Source: Kommersant

Dear colleagues, partners and customers! Answers to current questions

1. What happens in the production of agricultural Holding “OVA” during the period of self-isolation? How do people work, how do they take precautions?
Full compliance with safety measures is a mandatory measure for food production, regardless of the pandemic situation in the country and the World. Strict access control, disinfection of equipment and premises, wearing special clothing (dressing gowns, overalls, gloves, hats, shoes) they have always existed in our production. Now, the security measures have been added to the wearing of masks by all personnel, additional treatment of equipment with means of disinfection and medical control of employees at the entrance. If symptoms of SARS are detected or even just ailments, the employee is not allowed to work and can only return to work after passing a medical examination. In addition, the employees are required to treat this situation with understanding and responsibility, observe precautions in the home, look after their health.

In addition, we would like to remind you that in the production of canned meat in the process of sterilization and cooking in autoclaves, a temperature of 120 degrees is used. When the temperature killed all the microorganisms. According to the latest data, the maximum temperature that the COVID-19 virus can withstand is 92 degrees. Thus, the presence of the virus in our finished products is completely excluded.

2. What will happen to product prices?
The current market-wide trend in the category of canned meat is a rise in prices. This is primarily due to the increase in raw material prices. OVA agricultural holding has its own raw material base, and the price of raw materials is insured against growth. In addition, for us, maintaining the price level is a matter of social responsibility, but we also closely monitor the development of the economic situation.

3. Will production volumes decrease, will there be enough stew for everyone?
Our production volumes are growing. OVA agricultural holding plans to continue to fulfill all orders, and there will be no shortage of our products in retail.

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