The first lot of UHT milk under EKONIVA brand has been delivered to the People's Republic of China (PRC). The shipment arrived by sea to the Port of Dalian in August.

A trade fair called Kaluga Style Hospitality took place in Kaluga. The attendees of the event had an opportunity to taste and buy meat delicaсies, pastry and dairy products supplied by the leading food manufacturers.

Sergey Lyashko has been with the company for a long time. Eleven years ago, he left his job at Sberbank to take up a position in EkoNiva. At the beginning, Sergey managed the company's finances. As the company grew, his scope of duties did too. Commercial and Capital development and reconstruction departments were created under his supervision. The development of the new area of milk processing, plant breeding and seed growing also received a boost. Constructive approach and focus on well-coordinated work of all the branches within the holding have always helped him to fulfill the assigned tasks.

Acting Governor of Kaluga oblast Vladislav Shapsha has paid a visit to MosMedynagroprom, an EkoNiva milk processing plant in Medyn, Kaluga oblast. The tour of the facility included the tasting of dairy products, which are a popular choice among the customers – both in Kaluga and in other regions of Russia.

Denis Pasler, Governor of Orenburg oblast, has held a virtual meeting with Stefan Duerr, President of EkoNiva Group. Sergey Balykin, Minister of Agriculture, Trade, Food and Processing Industry of Orenburg oblast, and Pyotr Dubyanskiy, Regional Director for Volga region, Severnaya Niva, also took part in the conference.

A regional field day has been held on the premises of Severnaya Niva Bashkiriya farming enterprise, Belebey district. The day provided the local farmers with a great opportunity to share their hands-on experience and get an insight into the latest farming developments. Among the honoured guests of the event were Ilshat Fazrakhmanov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Bashkortostan, and Ildar Gabitov, Rector of Bashkiriya State Agricultural University (BSAU).

Rustam Minnikhanov, President of Tatarstan, paid a visit to several enterprises located in Bugulma municipal district, including Severnaya Niva. In the course of the visit, Rustam Minnikhanov met Stefan Duerr, EkoNiva Group President.

EkoNiva-Semena has expanded its sales activities. The company’s seeds and agricultural consulting services are now available in Chuvashia. To meet its potential clients and establish a good and trusting relationship, the company has held a seminar on cereal and pulse crop growing technologies at Ivanova farming operation (Chuvash Republic, Urmary district, Shorkistry village).

Ekosem Agrar AG has been assigned ruBBB+ rating by Expert RA, a Russian credit rating agency. The outlook is stable.

The employees of OkaMoloko, Ryazan oblast, have received certificates for purchasing new houses under the Comprehensive Development of Rural Areas state support programme recently launched in Ryazan oblast. The programme is aimed at making health care, social welfare, education, construction of housing facilities and well-developed infrastructure available to the residents of rural areas.