The Number of Dairy Producers Among SMEs Increased 2.8 Times
The number of Russian small and medium-sized enterprises involved in milk production has increased 2.8 times over the year. These figures were provided by SME Corporation, which monitors state company procurements from small and medium-sized businesses.
Sectors showing significant growth also include farms cultivating sunflower seeds, which saw their numbers increase 2.6 times. The number of enterprises producing eggs and breeding cattle rose by approximately 70%.
In the first nine months of the current year, entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector attracted 41 billion rubles under the National Guarantee System. The CEO of SME Corporation, Aleksandr Isaevich, noted that industry enterprises provide over 1.3 million jobs, including employment in rural areas.
The highest number of agricultural SMEs is registered in Krasnodar Krai — 13.3 thousand, and Rostov Oblast — 9.7 thousand. This is followed by Bashkortostan with 6.9 thousand enterprises, Stavropol Krai with 6.2 thousand, and Volgograd Oblast with 5.5 thousand.
The list of regions with a large number of agricultural SMEs also includes Crimea — 4.2 thousand, Saratov Oblast — 4.1 thousand, Orenburg Oblast and Dagestan — 4 thousand each, and Tatarstan — 3.9 thousand. These territories account for one-third of the country's small agricultural businesses.
In the processing industry, Moscow leads with 4.8 thousand SMEs registered. Krasnodar Krai has 3.5 thousand such enterprises, Moscow Oblast — 3.3 thousand, and Saint Petersburg — 2 thousand. Bashkortostan has 1.9 thousand SMEs in the processing industry, Tatarstan — 1.8 thousand; Novosibirsk and Rostov Oblasts — 1.7 thousand each. The share of these regions in the small food business exceeds 37%.
