Pork production at Miratorg exceeds 1-mln tonne mark
MOSCOW. Nov 19 (Interfax) - Pork production at Miratorg has exceed 1 million tonnes for the first time since 2008.
Miratorg said in a press release that CJSC Korocha, a slaughter and meat processing plant, exceeded 1 million tonnes of production.
Korocha produces products of more than 300 brand names for retail and corporate clients. Of the total volume of ready products more than 35% is accounted for by chilled meat in industrial packaging for sale in small wholesale trading and retail chains.
The enterprise began operations in November of 2008 and subsequently increased production. At present, it processes 3 million head of pigs a year.
Korocha CEO Anatoly Oleynik, who was cited in a statement, said that in October of this year the capacity of pork processing increased by 9% to 9,100 head a day.
Miratorg is among the leading pork producers in Russia with a market share of 13.7% (according to the estimate of the National Union of Pig Breeders). Investments in the development of domestic meat production have exceeded 110 billion rubles.
The companies in the holding provide full-cycle production "from the field to the counter."
The holding includes grain companies, fodder plants, elevators, 27 major automated hog farms, meat processing company CJSC Korocha, a transport company, five low-temperature automated distribution centers and a distribution company with branches in major cities around the country.
Miratorg operates in 15 Russian regions and has more than 16,000 clients.
The brothers Viktor and Alexander Linnik own the company.