en.Wedoany.com Reported - Russian company "Eco-Culture" (Эко-культура) has announced the commissioning of the final facilities of the greenhouse complex in the Bobrovsky District of the Voronezh Region. Alexander Rudakov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the holding company, revealed during a meeting with the region's Governor, Alexander Gusev, that the greenhouse complex has already produced 35,000 tons of products, with plans to increase output to 60,000 tons by the end of the year, with an estimated value of 10 billion rubles. Rudakov expressed gratitude to the local government for its investment support in infrastructure. According to a message on the regional government's website, Rudakov also outlined the company's subsequent investment plans.
Construction of the greenhouse complex began in 2023, with a designed annual capacity of 60,000 tons, primarily for growing tomatoes, cucumbers, and leaf lettuce. According to a report by Kommersant (Коммерсантъ), the relevant investment agreement was signed between the limited liability company "Voronezh Agricultural Greenhouse Complex" (ТК "Воронеж-агро", formerly "Eco-Culture Agriculture") and the government during the 2023 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (ПМЭФ). The project investment amounts to approximately 21.6 billion rubles, with a greenhouse area of 53 hectares. "Eco-Culture" is one of Russia's largest producers of protected-ground vegetables, currently operating 13 greenhouse complexes across 8 regions, with a total area exceeding 580 hectares.
Tamara Reshetnikova, General Director of "Growth Technologies" (Технологии Роста), believes that the project will not face particular difficulties in sales, as products will be marketed through "Eco-Culture's" own trading company. She noted that the main task for the new complex is to enter the market with reasonable prices and sales channels to absorb the full output. Due to its affiliation with the holding company, the project faces no such issues, as "Eco-Culture" has already signed supply contracts with almost all domestic retail chains.
Reshetnikova also pointed out that the entire greenhouse industry faces challenges similar to those of the agro-industrial complex, especially in the European part of Russia. Firstly, there is a labor shortage, leading to an increase in the wage fund, which in turn drives up costs and extends the repayment period for investment loans. Secondly, tax burdens and costs are rising against the backdrop of increasing production costs for electricity, energy, and other inputs. Additionally, viral pressure persists, and there remains a shortage of tomato varieties that combine good taste with resistance to the tobacco mosaic virus.
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