MOSCOW, RUSSIA — Cherkizovo Group, Russia’s largest meat producer and a major feed manufacturer, on March 20 announced the completion of a deal to buy Venta-Oil, the owner of a feed mill and an elevator in the Orenburg region. The acquisition is designed to enhance feed supplies to Cherkizovo’s pig facilities in the region.

The facility includes a feed production unit with annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes, an elevator with storage capacity of 54,000 tonnes, a silo structure, and a warehouse for finished products. The facility also includes two grain dryers (80 tonnes per hour) and a certified laboratory.

Cherkizovo, which has been operating in the Orenburg region since 2022, owns Vishnevsky Genetics and Breeding Center, which, among other things, aids in pig breeding at sites with a cumulative capacity of over 250,000 hogs per year.

Cherkizovo said the acquisition of Venta-Oil will enhance its biosecurity and provide the above sites with high-quality animal feeds.

“We take consistent steps to strengthen our company’s vertical integration, and the recently closed deal is yet another step in this direction,” said Anastasia Mikhailova, head of communications, Cherkizovo. “Cherkizovo continues to invest in the Orenburg region, as it sees favorable conditions for business development. The new asset is a state-of-the-art feed production facility that will create good synergies with the other sites the company owns in the region.”