Cherkizovo Group boosts exports to Southeast Asia 10% in 2024 to 46,000 tonnes

MOSCOW. March 19 (Interfax) - Cherkizovo Group , one of Russia's leading meat producers, shipped approximately 46,000 tonnes of its products to Southeast Asia in 2024, up 10% compared to the previous year, the company said.

The bulk of exports consists of chicken products, but shipments of turkey, pork and sausages to the region are also growing. Turkey exports to China increased 70% last year. Buyers of Cherkizovo's products in the region include local meat processors and retail operators.

As part of the expansion of supplies, the group has agreed with logistics operator Refagrotrans to deliver 13,500 tonnes of products to Southeast Asia by the end of 2025, it said. This is outlined in a memorandum of long-term cooperation in international transportation of low-temperature goods, which the companies signed at the TransRussia exhibition in Moscow. The document was signed by Cherkizovo Group Director of Procurement, Logistics and Supplies Evgeny Subbotin and Refagrotrans Board Chairman Valery Barchenko.

For these shipments, 510 refrigerated containers will be used. Loading will take place at the Selyatino agrohub in the Moscow region. The main volume of products will be sent via a multimodal route through Vladivostok. At least 1,500 tonnes will be delivered by rail to Chengdu, China.

"Cherkizovo's enterprises are increasing export shipments to Southeast Asia year after year. Last year alone, the cargo flow along the Selyatino-Vladivostok route amounted to over 1,000 refrigerated containers," Subbotin was quoted as saying.

The signing of the memorandum is the result of two years of meticulous work by both companies, Barchenko said.

Refagrotrans is a logistics operator specializing in the delivery of temperature-sensitive goods. It is developing export-import routes between Russia, China, Mongolia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Southeast Asia.

Cherkizovo Group is among the top three leaders in the markets for chicken meat, turkey meat and processed meat products. The group includes 15 poultry farms, 20 pig farms, 13 meat-processing plants, 13 feed mills, an oil extraction plant, and about 360,000 hectares of agricultural land. The company exports its products to more than 20 countries.