One of the strategically important directions for the development of the agro-industrial complex of the Leningrad Region is the development of the food industry. In 2018, an initiative was launched in the Leningrad Region to form a cluster of the food industry and biotechnology. The cluster is designed to provide the population of the Leningrad Region and St. Petersburg with high-quality locally produced food products, help participants cooperate effectively, and solve the problem of replacing food imports with domestic products.
>100
enterprises of various forms of ownership
30
thousand people,
employed in the industry
Branches of the Food Industry
Dairy industry
Meat industry
Bakery industry
Confectionery industry
Canning industry
Production of soft drinks
Compound feed industry
364
billion rubles
volume of shipped products of food industry enterprises for 2025
117
% compared to 2024
Volume of investments in fixed assets (million rubles):
Food production
4325
2025
Key Development Directions
cooperation of intellectual, technological, financial, scientific, and marketing resources of agro-industrial complex enterprises
solving the tasks of innovative development of the industry with the introduction of modern innovative biotechnologies at all stages of the food production process
development and resolution of issues related to the implementation of joint projects in the field of cost reduction, marketing, logistics, staffing, and employee training
increasing the production of agricultural products and food
growth of tax revenues to budgets at various levels
creation and development of engineering, logistics, scientific-educational, and infocommunication infrastructure facilities
Competitive Advantages
access to a large food product sales market
developed resource base of enterprises
high share of small farms in the production of certain types of agricultural products
presence of a number of modern high-tech enterprises
availability of sufficient agricultural land
availability of sufficient water resources to meet agricultural needs
Strategic Documents
State Program "Development of Agriculture in the Leningrad Region", approved by Decree of the Government of the Leningrad Region dated December 29, 2012 No. 463
Socio-Economic Development Strategy of the Leningrad Region until 2030, approved by the Law of the Leningrad Region dated August 8, 2016 No. 76-OZ
State Support
Subsidies in the sphere of the agro-industrial and fisheries complex are provided in accordance with Decree of the Government of the Leningrad Region dated February 4, 2014 No. 15 "On approval of procedures for providing subsidies from the regional budget of the Leningrad Region and funds from the federal budget received for co-financing within the framework of the state program of the Leningrad Region 'Development of Agriculture in the Leningrad Region'."
