Russian Firm Boosts Meat Exports

Damate Group, Russia’s leading turkey meat producer, has reported a significant increase in its exports for the first nine months of 2024.

The company exported 8,300 tonnes of turkey and duck meat, which is double the amount exported in the same period last year.

Of this, turkey meat exports stood at 8,000 tonnes, with 6,300 tonnes coming from the Penza region and 1,700 tonnes from the Rostov region.

Damate has been exporting turkey to China since 2019, initially from the Penza region and later from the Rostov region starting at the end of 2023. Exports of duck meat from the Rostov region began at the start of 2024. China remains a key export market for Damate Group, which was the first Russian company to receive permission to export products to that country.

The company began developing its export business in 2015 and currently holds permits for deliveries to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries and another 34 countries worldwide.

In 2023, Damate increased turkey meat production by 10%, reaching 237,000 tonnes in slaughter weight.