Cherkizovo Group: EUR 40 million for turkey meat production

OREANDA-NEWS. The first consignment of custom-built equipment for the hatchery, feed mill and slaughtering facility worth more than EUR 40 million was delivered to the construction site of the Tambov Turkey project.

The first consignment of equipment included air-conditioning systems, machine tools, setters and other modern facilities for the poultry industry from Spain, Italy, Denmark and Belgium. Installation of the equipment is expected to begin next month under the supervision of authorized representatives of the foreign suppliers.

Each unit of equipment for the facilities is unique. For example, the grain silos for the feed mill will be the largest ever delivered to Russia: they are 32 meters in diameter and 27.5 meters high. Each silo will have capacity up to 17,500 m³ of grain. Due to the customized component layout, the structures were transported in open-top containers, which was the only possible way.

Cherkizovo’s specialists and involved engineering services solved complex logistics problems during delivery of the main units for the hatchery and feed mill. Oversize and heavy goods had to be transported through regions adjacent to Tambov and delivery was carried out on a unique transportation route involving marine vessels, rail and road vehicles.

Tambov Turkey LLC is a joint Russian-Spanish company and has international project status. In 2012, Cherkizovo Group, Grupo Fuertes and the Tambov Region authorities signed a three-party agreement on the construction of a vertically integrated turkey meat production complex in Pervomaisky District.

Completion of this unique project is expected before the end of 2015. Construction of a number of large facilities in Pervomaisky District is currently in the final stage. They include a hatchery with capacity of 5.9 million eggs per year, a feed mill with production capacity of 150,000 tonnes of feed per year and storage capacity of 120,000 tonnes of grain. Production capacity of Tambov Turkey will be more than 40,000 tonnes of turkey meat per year in slaughter weight. The arrival of the last consignment of equipment at the construction site is expected this summer.