The Tkachev agrocomplex

The Tkachev agrocomplex (Russian: Агрокомплекс имени Н. И. Ткачёва), also known by its trademark "Agrocomplex Vyselkovsky", is a major Russian agro-industrial company headquartered in Krasnodar Krai. It is one of the country's leading agricultural enterprises by area of farmland and by output of milk, sugar and meat. The company was founded in 1993 through the merger of a feed mill and a cattle fattening complex. It is owned by the family of Alexander Tkachev, former governor of Krasnodar Krai; the company is named after his father, N. I. Tkachev, who died in 2014. The holding operates across livestock, poultry, crop production, meat processing, feed production, and domestic and export trade. Its product range includes dairy products (including a children's line), meat (pork, beef, poultry), meat and other semi-finished products, sausages, canned goods, groceries, bakery and confectionery. The company has its own raw material base and a large retail network of more than 700 branded outlets. As of 2020, the agrocomplex managed 668,000 hectares of agricultural land and employed 42,000 people across 29 agricultural enterprises. It ranked second in Russia for cow's milk production, fifth for sugar and sixth for meat. In 2022 it acquired 200,000 hectares from the Yug Rusi agro-industrial group, bringing its land bank to about 1.1 million hectares, making it one of Russia's largest landowners. In 2022 Forbes ranked it first among Russia's largest landowners. The company exports poultry meat, grains, sugar, dried pulp and molasses to China, Libya, Iran, CIS countries, the Middle East and Turkey. In 2020 the company rebranded, changing its trademark from "Agrocomplex" to "Agrocomplex Vyselkovsky", with new slogans "Pride of the South" and "Grown for Health". The general director is Evgeny Nikolaevich Khvorostina.

The company was founded in Krasnodar Krai in 1993 as a result of the merger of a feed mill with a cattle fattening complex. In 1994, the Vyselkovsky elevator joined the complex, followed by an oil mill and a poultry factory in 1995, and a number of grain enterprises in 1999. In 2003, the product range was expanded to include fruits and berries. In 2010, the development of rice growing began. After the defeat of the Tsapkov organized crime group, all lands in the vicinity of Kushchyovskaya that the group had taken from entrepreneurs went to the Agrocomplex. In September 2022, the holding bought 200,000 hectares of agricultural land from the Yug Rusi agro-industrial group, bringing its land bank to an estimated 1.1 million hectares, making it one of Russia's largest landowners. The acquired lands are located in Krasnodar Krai, Volgograd and Rostov oblasts. Experts estimated the deal at 20–30 billion rubles. As of early 2017, the Agrocomplex ranked fourth in Russia by agricultural land area. By 2020, its agricultural land area reached 668,000 hectares. It comprised 29 agricultural enterprises and over 700 branded retail outlets, with a total staff of 42,000 people. Its export direction includes poultry meat, grains, sugar, dried pulp and molasses, with supplies to China, Libya, Iran, CIS countries, the Middle East and Turkey. Annual grain volume is 1.8 million tonnes, rice about 200,000 tonnes. The area sown to sugar beet and soybeans exceeds 40,000 hectares. The holding ranks second in Russia for cow's milk production, fifth for sugar and sixth for meat (12th in 2015). In 2019, cheese production was launched under the brand "Sыры Kubani". In 2020, a soybean processing plant was launched in Slavyansk-on-Kuban to produce soybean feed components with a capacity of up to 100,000 tonnes per year. The Agrocomplex ranked first in Forbes' 2022 list of largest landowners, with 660 hectares under management (likely a typo for 660,000 hectares), valued at 152.1 billion rubles. Revenue was 57.3 billion rubles. Previously, since 2016, the holding had been included in the list of the 200 largest private companies in Russia. In autumn 2023, the Agrocomplex acquired 100% of grain producer OOO Miragro, which owned 7,500 hectares in the Kurgansky district of Krasnodar Krai. As of May 2023, the Agrocomplex was second in the BEFL rating of largest agricultural land owners in Russia, with 1.104 million hectares, second only to Miratorg (1.105 million hectares). In 2020, the company rebranded, changing its trademark from "Agrocomplex" to "Agrocomplex Vyselkovsky". The rebranding was carried out by BBDO Branding and Instinct. Slogans "Pride of the South" and "Grown for Health" were created.

• 2023

  Acquired 100% of grain producer OOO Miragro with 7,500 hectares.

• 2022

  Acquired 200,000 hectares from Yug Rusi, bringing land bank to 1.1 million hectares.

• 2022

  Ranked first in Forbes' list of largest landowners in Russia.

• 2020

  Soybean processing plant launched in Slavyansk-on-Kuban with capacity up to 100,000 tonnes per year.

• 2020

  Company rebranded from "Agrocomplex" to "Agrocomplex Vyselkovsky".

• 2019

  Cheese production launched under the brand "Sыры Kubani".

• 2010

  Development of rice growing began.

• 2003

  Product range expanded to include fruits and berries.

• 1999

  A number of grain enterprises joined the complex.

• 1995

  Oil mill and poultry factory joined the complex.

• 1994

  Vyselkovsky elevator joined the complex.

• 1993

  Company founded in Krasnodar Krai through the merger of a feed mill and a cattle fattening complex.

One of Russia's leading agro-industrial holdings, emphasizing own raw materials and a large branded retail network.

• Dairy products

  Includes a children's line.

• Meat (pork, beef, poultry)

• Sausages

• Semi-finished meat products

• Canned goods

• Groceries

• Bakery products

• Confectionery

• Cheese "Sыры Kubani"

  Launched in 2019.

1. 1The Tkachev agrocomplex on Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Агрокомплекс имени Н. И. Ткачёва — Wikipedia (Russian)ru.wikipedia.org