Rusagro Group of Companies retained the title of the largest Russian agricultural holding

Agency INFOLine conducted a study comparing the work of companies in the agro-industrial complex by a variety of indicators.

According to the results, TOP-10 agricultural holdings in Russia were prepared.

The main focus of the rating was on revenue.

Tops the rating of Rusagro Group.

In 2020, it showed great progress: revenue increased to 159 billion rubles (+ 15% compared to the previous year).

At the same time, the net profit is 24.3 billion rubles (+ 150%). The fat-and-oil segment has grown significantly.

Agro-industrial holding Miratorg is in second place with revenue for 2020 in the amount of 139.2 billion rubles (+ 16.9%).

The holding’s profit increased to 28 billion rubles (+ 24.4%). In many respects, these indicators were increased due to meat production.

The third place went to the Cherkizovo group of companies.

Its revenue amounted to 128.8 billion rubles (+ 7%). The driver of its development was the export of products, mainly to the CIS countries, as well as to Southeast Asia. Compared to 2019, Cherkizovo’s exports in 2020 increased by 74%.

Analysis of the market situation allowed us to identify several important trends:

Industry leaders are growing significantly faster than the market as a whole (about 1.5% per year).

The most important key to success is the production of final food products.

Mergers and acquisitions are another factor that has a major impact on leadership.

Export-oriented businesses have made big profits over the past year.

Investment projects play an important role.

In general, it is planned that the existing trends will continue in the future, and the current market leaders will remain so for the next few years.