OREANDA-NEWS. November 21, 2012. The Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, Vyacheslav Shport, the Agriculture Minister of the Khabarovsk Territory, Sergei Gomanyuk, and their Head of District Administration, Alexander Lazo Rij, visited the Lipetsk region. Members of the delegation met with the Lipetsk Regional Governor, Oleg Korolyov, and inspected Cherkizovo’s Lipetskmyasoprom pig cluster, reported the press-centre of Cherkizovo.

The reason for this meeting was an invitation from the Chairman of Cherkizovo’s Board of Directors, Igor Babaev, who visited Khabarovsk and other regions of the Far Eastern Federal District in late October. During his visit, Mr Babaev initiated the development of the Far East, which is a major livestock and crop cluster. In the long term (up to five years), a cluster like this could provide quality domestic meat products which could be substituted for imports and would meet the needs of the residents of the Far East region in terms of meat production. Mr Babaev noted that the Far East has significant potential for the successful development of cattle breeding. In particular, there is a food supply, which can be used as the basis for livestock facilities.

Mr Shport and other members of the delegation from the Khabarovsk Territory spent most of their visit inspecting the Lipetskmyasoprom enterprise; the feeding grounds, rearing facilities, breeding facilities, and the feed mill. Vyacheslav Shport praised what he saw: "The work done by Cherkizovo has made a strong impression and has gained a lot of respect. Over several years, the company has managed to provide not only tax revenues but also to create many new jobs in the Lipetsk region.”

The Chairman of Cherkizovo’s Board of Directors, Igor Babaev, said that the creation of a pig cluster in the Lipetsk region is an example of a successful public-private partnership in the animal industries. Cooperation such as this can provide effective livestock development in the Far East.

The Regional Governor, Oleg Korolyov, said: "Cherkizovo Group is a long-standing partner of the Lipetsk region and our work together has always been positive. Cherkizovo Group’s agricultural work uses only the most modern technology. The Group's products are bought both within our region and in neighboring regions; I'm sure any region would be happy to work with this credible investor.”

OJSC Lipetskmyasoprom is an integrated pig farm that was built from scratch, and compared to other pig farms, is unparalleled in Russia, as it meets modern international technology and veterinary standards.

The production capacity of Lipetskmyasoprom is about 50,000 tonnes of live weight per year. Each module of Lipetskmyasoprom provides a one-time operation of 4,800 sows and output of more than 100,000 head of commercial pigs (12,500 tonnes of live weight) per year. Within each module are separate stages of production, growing and fattening pigs, using modern equipment from major European manufacturers.

Feed for pigs is supplied by the facility’s own feed mill. The feed is made exclusively from natural components.