Miratorg increases exports of meat products 5% in 2025, launches pork exports to Philippines

MOSCOW. Feb 4 (Interfax) - Miratorg, one of the leading agroholdings in Russia, exported 210,000 tonnes of meat products in 2025, up 5% compared to the previous year, and supplies could grow 20% in 2026, the holding's president Viktor Linnik said in an interview with Interfax.

"Last year, we exported 210,000 tonnes of meat and meat products, which is 5% more than the previous year. We are also actively developing the food service segment, supplying marbled beef to restaurants in many countries. Our steaks can now be found in restaurants in China, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the UAE, where they are known as 'Russian meat' from Miratorg," he said.

One of the main markets is China, he said. "Last year, for example, it accounted for 38% of our meat exports. The second major destination is Saudi Arabia, one of the most solvent countries in the Persian Gulf. The third is post-Soviet countries, primarily Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan," Linnik said.

Miratorg also exports vegetable oil and meal, gelatin and grain, but in relatively small quantities.

"As for this year, we have set an ambitious goal - to add another 20% in exports of meat and meat products. This is in physical terms. I think revenue will grow 25%-30%. Moreover, every year we sell more and more products with high added value. If before we exported only meat, now we ship nuggets, cutlets and dumplings," he said.

The holding has also begun pork supplies to the Philippines, he said. This market for Russian meat was opened in December last year. "We shipped the first batch of frozen pork amounting to 650 tonnes; it successfully passed all customs procedures. I think exports will begin to develop quickly now; the level of regulation in the Philippine market is not as high as, for example, in China," he said. "Quality and safety requirements there are also high, but we feel we will reach significant levels. And the Philippine importers themselves were very enthusiastic about opening their market to Russian products."

However, export prospects will depend on the ruble exchange rate, he said. "At the current exchange rate, it's difficult for us. All costs and expenses are increasing, the cost in dollars is growing even faster than in rubles, and our competitiveness is falling," he said.

Founded in 1995, Miratorg includes pig breeding, poultry breeding and livestock breeding units, enterprises for the slaughter, processing and advanced processing of products, a crop division and feed mills. Its main assets are located in the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kursk, Moscow, Oryol, Tula and Smolensk regions.