One of strategically important directions for development of agro-industrial complex of Leningrad region is development of food industry. In 2018 Leningrad region initiated creation of the cluster of food industry and biotechnologies. The cluster is aimed at provision of all necessary local food products of high quality to the population of Leningrad region and Saint Petersburg, assistance to the participants in establishment of efficient cooperation, and at substitution of imported food products with domestic ones.
>100
enterprises of various types of ownership
30
thousand people work in the branch
Branches of food industry
Dairy industry
Meat industry
Bread baking industry
Confectionery industry
Food canning industry
Production of soft drinks
Mixed feed industry
310 billion rubbles
volume of shipped products by food industry enterprises, 2024
116,8
% in comparison with 2023
Volume of investments in fixed assets (million rubles):
Production of beverages
145
3%
Food production
5909
18,8%
2023
in comparison 2022
Key development directions
cooperation of intellectual, technological, financial, scientific, marketing resources of agricultural enterprises
resolving issues of innovative development of the branch with introduction of innovative biotechnologies at all stages of food products manufacture
development and solving issues concerning implementation of joint projects in the sphere of cost reduction, marketing, logistics, staffing, advanced training for personnel
increase in the volume of production of agricultural goods and food products
growth of tax revenues to the budgets of different levels
creation and development of engineering, logistic, scientific and educational, informational and communication infrastructure
Competitive advantages
access to a large food products market
developed resource base of enterprises
high share of small business in production of several types of agricultural products
availability of a number of modern hi-tech enterprises
availability of a sufficient amount of agricultural land
availability of a sufficient amount of water resources for agricultural needs
Projects and participants of the Cluster
Agro-industrial complex of Leningrad region is among four most attractive branches in terms of investments, together with construction, logistics and chemical industry. Today investment projects amounting to about 35 billion rubles are being implemented or planned to be implemented in the region.
Greenhouse Complex Pikalevsky: construction of a greenhouse complex for indoor cultivation of fruits and vegetables
Agrotechnologies: construction of a new greenhouse complex with own gas generating station
IDAVANG Luga: construction of a pig farm with 3,450 breeding cows, production capacity – 98,000 commodity pigs per year
APK Vesta: construction of an industrial rabbit breeding complex with creation of a breeding and genetic centre
Breeding factory Rabititsy: construction and re-equipment of a dairy complex for 2,000 head of cattle
Rybstandard: expansion of production capacity of Rybstandard
Michelangelo: increase in production capacity of cottage cheese, soft cheese and semi hard cheese
Breeding factory Privenskoe: reconstruction of a dairy factory in Vsevolozhsky district
Losevo: construction of a cheese production factory in Vyborgsky district
Galactika: production of fresh cheese in Leningrad region
Meat-Processing Plant Vsevolozhsky: modernization and expansion of a production complex
Vsevolozhsky Myasnoy Dvor: construction of a meat-processing plant
Roschinsky Meat-Processing Plant: launch of a production complex for slaughter and boning of cattle
