RECIPE FOR SUSTAINED GROWTH
Annual Report - 2024
CONTENTS
About the Report 3
ABOUT RUSAGRO GROUP 4
Company's profile 6
Investment case 7
Rusagro Group's legal structure 17
History of Rusagro Group 19
Highlights of 2024 23
Key results of 2024 24
STRATEGIC REPORT 29
CEO's statement 30
Business development strategy 31
Analysis of the strategy's results 33
RESULTS OVERVIEW 49
Agriculture Business 50
Combined Oil and Fats Business 70
Sugar Business 99
Meat Business 113
Financial review 132
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 133
ESG strategy 134
Sustainable development management system 141
Environmental aspect -
environmental stewardship 153
Social aspect 161
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 179
Corporate governance system 180
Compliance system 197
Risk management 210
Investor relations 222
APPENDIX 225
International Financial Reporting Standards Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended
31 December 2024 and Independent
Auditors' Report 226
Contact information 311
ABOUT THE REPORT
The present Annual Report of Rusagro Group
PJSC (the 'Report') for 2024 contains information
about the performance of Rusagro Group
(the 'Company' or 'Rusagro') for the reporting period from 1 January 2024
to 31 December 2024. The Report is published on an annual basis,
and previous versions are available here.
Material topics
Rusagro's management assessed the topics' materiality by considering stakeholder needs. The management
of the Company believes that the information disclosed in the Report will allow for a thorough evaluation
of the reporting period's outcomes. Among other things, this Report includes the strategy progress status as well as operational and financial metrics.
The sustainability priorities of Rusagro are given particular consideration.
Boundaries
The Report presents the operating and financial results of Rusagro Group PJSC (parent company) and
its subsidiaries, collectively referred to as Rusagro Group, in line with consolidated financial statements under
the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Standards
The Report has been prepared based on Rusagro's management accounts and consolidated financial statements for 2024. The Company's consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board.
During the preparation of the Report, the following requirements were taken into account:
Regulations of the Bank of Russia No. 714-P dated
27 March 2020 'On Information Disclosure by Issuers of Equity Securities'
Letter of the Bank of Russia No. 06-52/2463 dated 10 April 2014 'On the Corporate Governance Code'
Letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-06-28/49 dated 12 July 2021 'On Recommendations for Public Joint Stock Companies on how to Disclose Non-Financial Information Related to their Activities'
Letter of the Bank of Russia No. IN-06-28/102 dated 27 December 2021 'On Disclosure
of a Report on Compliance with the Principles and Recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code in the Annual Report of a Public Joint Stock Company'
Moscow Exchange Listing Rules
Audit
The 2024 IFRS consolidated financial statements
of Rusagro Group PJSC have been audited by Kept JSC.
Approval of the Report
This Report has been provisionally approved by the Board of Directors of Rusagro Group PJSC on 13 May 2025.
Disclaimer
The Report contains estimations or forward-looking statements regarding operating, financial, economic, social, environmental and other Rusagro's performance metrics. For various reasons, the events or results presented in subsequent reports may differ materially from those contained in the assumptions or forecasts herein, not least in connection with the changing market
situation, as well as other risks directly related to Rusagro Group PJSC and its subsidiaries. The Company is not responsible for losses or damages that may be incurred by individuals and legal entities acting on the basis
of forward-looking statements. In each case, such statements represent only one of many scenarios and should not be considered as the most probable.
In addition to official information concerning Rusagro's activities, this Report contains data obtained from third parties and sources that Rusagro considers reliable. Nevertheless, the Company cannot guarantee the accuracy of such information, which may
be incomplete or abridged.
Presentation
of numerical data
The values and percentages presented in the various tables and graphs, as well as in the text of the Report, have been rounded to the nearest whole number
or to the nearest decimal fraction, therefore the sum of the numbers may not precisely match the final total. Some percentages presented in tables and graphs,
as well as in the text of the Report, are based on values that have not been rounded, and thus they may not precisely match the percentage data calculated using rounded figures.
RUSAGRO GROUP. ANNUAL REPORT 2024 4
ABOUT RUSAGRO GROUP
Company's profile 6
Investment case 7
Rusagro Group's legal structure 17
History of Rusagro Group 19
Highlights of 2024 23
WE GOT CLOSER
TO RUSSIAN INVESTORS
STRENGTHENED LEADERSHIP
ON THE PORK MARKET
#RAGRNew ticker for Rusagro Group PJSC shares on the Moscow Exchange. Trading in the Company's securities started on 17 February 2025.
№2
Rusagro Group became the second largest pork producer in Russia through an M&A transaction.
for more details, see p. 220
ACHIEVED NEW RECORDS IN
OUTPUT AND SALES VOLUME
for more details, see p. 130
+23%The success of separate business segments drove an over 20% year-on-year increase in Rusagro's revenue.
for more details, see p. 24
COMPANY'S PROFILE
Core values
Teamwork and cooperation
We achieve success together, join forces and value the contribution of every stakeholder.
Honesty
We value trust and count on everyone's honesty. Honesty comes before profit.
Our people
Successful people are the main driver of our success. We respect individuality, we value expertise and we fulfil our dreams together.
Continuous improvement
Every day we make a better job, and every day we become our better selves.
Result
We set ambitious goals and succeed.
Rusagro Group is one of the largest vertically integrated agricultural holdings in Russia.
The Company is the industry leader in the nation's meat, sugar, agriculture, and oil and fats sectors. The Company supplies Russian and international markets with its consumer and industrial products.
Mission
Making people's life longer
and better
Goal
Our goal is to be the company of first choice for consumers, partners and our employees. We believe that creating high-quality products, solidifying our position in key markets,
implementing innovative solutions, and applying the most advanced practices of sustainable growth are the primary means of accomplishing our goal.
INVESTMENT CASE
Why invest in Rusagro Group
Ingredient №1
Vertically integrated business
Ingredient №2
Sustained growth
in financial performance
High levels of raw material self-sufficiency serve as a natural hedging mechanism against changes in the pricing of raw materials and finished goods, as well as a means of increasing margins through cost optimisation.
01 4 02
Thanks to a holistic strategic approach
to modernising existing facilities and carrying out new major M&As, boosting sales, and fortifying its position in the market, Rusagro Group produces consistent results.
Ingredient №3
Product and geographic diversification
ingredients for shareholder return growth
03 04
Ingredient №4
Domestic market leadership and
broad export potential
Rusagro Group's assets are spread over 15 regions of the Russian Federation, and its four business segments provide products in both the B2B and B2C markets. Major food producers in Russia and abroad recognise us as a reliable partner, and thousands of customers choose our products available on store shelves.
We hold leading positions in the key sectors of Rusagro Group's presence in Russia,
with foreign markets accounting for about one-third of sales, and enjoy a capacity for the export fiow to grow even more.
Ingredient №1
VERTICALLY INTEGRATED BUSINESS
Vertical integration lies at the heart of the Rusagro Group business model. The Sugar, Meat, and Oil and Fats Businesses run fully integrated production, while the Agriculture Business provides them with the necessary raw materials.
By streamlining the raw material supply chain and improving quality control throughout the production process, as well as by integrating production, marketing, and logistics expenses, this business structure lowers production costs and increases Rusagro Group's competitiveness. Among other things,
the vertically integrated model allows us to accumulate margins within Group Rusagro during the periods of fiuctuation in prices for raw materials and finished products.
Production chain
The entire beet crop grown is sent
to the Company's Sugar Business. The fields' proximity to the production facilities reduces the cost of transportation and logistics.
Beet processing produces by-products such as pulp, molasses, raffinate, betaine and filter cake. The pulp and betaine are exported, filter cake is used as fertiliser, and molasses
is subject to the desugarisation process to extract additional sugar. Sugar and
cereals are marketed under in-house brands. Furthermore, sugar is used by the combined Oil and Fats segment in some sauce recipes.
Some of the grain grown by the Company is sent to feed mills of the Meat Business.
The breeding facility rears young animals and improves pig breeds, while the reproduction facility produces fattening pigs and replacement pigs for herd renewal. The meat processing plant produces finished products which are sold under in-house brand. Waste products are processed further into feed, thus closing the production cycle.
The Oil and Fats Business uses soya and sunfiower seeds supplied by the Agriculture Business to make oil. The oil is then sold
in bulk to third-party companies and is used at Rusagro Group's oil and fats plants
to produce own branded products. Part
of the meal, which is a by-product of the oil extraction process, is used as pig feed
in the Meat Business. Industrial fats are used to produce spreads, sauces, cheese products, and soaps.
Other Rusagro Group facilities also produce pasta products. Dairy plants produce dairy products such as whey powder, cheese, butter and cream.
Filter cake
Beet root
AGRICULTURE BUSINESS
Cultivation and sowing
Dressing and fertilising
Harvesting and storage
Product sales
for more details,
see pp. 50-69
Meal
Oilseed crops
Grain crops
SUGAR BUSINESS
for more details,
see pp. 99-112
Production of sugar
from beet root
Production of
cereals
Production of sugar
from the extract
Marketing
and sales
MEAT BUSINESS
for more details
see pp. 113-130
Production of
feed
Slaughtering and
deboning
Marketing
and sales
Pork
by live weight
Disposal of
slaughter waste
OIL AND FATS BUSINESS
for more details
see pp. 70-98
Production of consumer
oil and fats and dairy products
Extraction of
oil
Production of industrial
fats and whey powder
Marketing
and sales
Business model
Ingredient №2
SUSTAINED GROWTH IN FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Revenues, RUB bn
×2 vs 2020
340
276
219
237
156
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Investments, RUB bn
Investments in growth and maintenance projects
30
19
14
14
13
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
The achievement of the Development Strategy's top targets has allowed Rusagro Group to grow steadily.
We are actively expanding our production capacity through mergers and acquisitions, modernisation, and new construction projects. Together with innovation, staff development, and balanced financial management, Rusagro Group's efforts
to boost operational effectiveness and enhance its sales portfolio are yielding
positive results.
Adjusted EBITDA / Adjusted EBITDA margin
Adjusted EBITDA margin, % Adjusted EBITDA, RUB
×2 vs 2020
20%
56
16%
53
17%
27
2020
19%
41
16%
37
2021
2022
2023
2024
Debt load, Net debt / adjusted EBITDA
3.11
Debt load is below the average level for the last five years
2.58
2.71
1.76
2020
2021
2022
1.21
2023
2024
6 PLANTS
OIL EXTRACTION
6 PLANTS
OIL AND FATS PRODUCTION
46PIG FARMS
4 ASSETS
MEAT PROCESSING
PRODUCT AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION
Ingredient №3
In addition to providing prospects for business expansion, broad geographic and product diversification enables the Company
to optimise sales and logistics while accounting for regional demand for specific product categories. Though Rusagro Group is primarily a raw materials company, with about 75% of its sales coming from the B2B segment, it implements projects to grow
the B2C segment and expands the range of products, thus allowing for the addition of more marginal goods to the sales portfolio.
Rusagro Group's assets are located in 15 regions of the Russian Federation, namely, the Belgorod, Tambov, Voronezh, Kursk, Orel, Sverdlovsk, Samara, Ulyanovsk, Saratov, Orenburg,
Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Tula Regions, the Republic of Bashkortostan, and Primorsky Territory. The Company
is headquartered in the Tambov Region, with a separate division in Moscow.
Structure of production capacities
0.8MN HALand holding
Business review - key figures
9SUGAR PLANTSMNTPA
Sugar
MNTPA
Raw oil
0.6MNTPAProduction of pork in live weight
1,2
Tambov and Voronezh Regions
3
sugar plants
1
cereal plant
3
grain storage elevators
160
ths ha
10
pig farms
3
breeding farms
1
compound feed mill
1
slaughterhouse and meat processing plant
4
Nizhny Novgorod
1
oil and fats plant
6
Samara Region
3
grain storage elevators
2
grain storage elevators
1
fats plant
1
creamery plant
1
oil extraction plant
5
Republic of Bashkortostan
1
grain storage elevator
9
Primorye Territory
87
ths ha of arable lands
6
pig farms
1
breeding farm
1
compound feed mill
1
slaughterhouse and meat processing plant
1
oil extraction and oil & fats plant
14
Volgograd Region
1
grain storage elevator
1
oil extraction plant
11
Sverdlovsk Region
1
oil and fats plant
10
Kursk Region
2
sugar plants
29 ths ha
of arable lands
Geography of assets by segment and region
Saratov Region
2
grain storage
elevators
1
grain storage
elevator
2
oil extraction plants
7
ths ha of arable
lands
1
oil and fats
plant
3
Orel Region
1
sugar plant
47
ths ha of arable lands
7
1
grain storage
elevator
8
Orenburg Region
Belgorod Region
3
sugar plants
370
ths ha of arable land
15
2
grain storage elevators
30
pig farms
10 7 12 1 4 13 6
11
5
1
grain storage
elevator
1
oil extraction plant
9
2
grain storage
elevators
2
pig breeding farms
2
5
compound feed mills
15 2
14 3 8
slaughterhouse and meat processing plants
13
Ulyanovsk Region
1
dairy plant
12
Tula Region
3
ths ha of arable lands
Rusagro Group products
Sales mix
Sugar
Agriculture
Oil and Fats
Meat
Sugar
Betaine
Molasses
Pulp
Sugar beet
Grains
Soybeans
Sunfiower seeds
Vegetable oil
Meal
Dry industrial whey-based mixes
Industrial margarines and fats
Food-grade surfactants
Fat products for HoReCa
Pork in live weight
Half-carcasses
Offcuts
Industrial cuts
Offal
Meat & bone meal and blood meal
Inedible fat
products
75%
B2B B2C
25%
Industrial
White sugar
Brown sugar
Coconut sugar
Muscovado sugar
Cereals
Bottled vegetable oil
Coconut oil
Margarine and spreads
Mayonnaise and sauces, including ketchups
Cheeses
Butter and spreads
Clarified butters
Cream
Pasta products
Soap and oleochemical products
Large, portioned, small cuts
Minced meat
Sausages
Skewered meat
Marinated meat
Chopped meat
Ready-to-cook meet products
Consumer products
Rusagro Group brands
горчица
OIL AND FATS BUSINESS
SUGAR BUSINESS
MEAT BUSINESS
Ingredient №4
DOMESTIC MARKET LEADERSHIP AND BROAD EXPORT POTENTIAL
Russian market share of Rusagro Group by segment
13%
Sunfiower oil
24%
Industrial fats
59%
Consumer margarine
38%
Mayonnaise
15%
Sugar
9%
Pork
4%
Land holding
Source: public data, company data
Along with enhancing product quality and customer experience throughout all interactions, Rusagro Group continuously pursues a strategy to boost production capacity, which produces positive outcomes in all pivotal markets.
Sales mix by market in 2024
Sugar segment
18%
Export market
82%
Russian market
Agriculture segment
4%
Export market
96%
Russian market
Oil and Fats segment Meat segment
39%
Export market
61%
Russian market
14%
Export market
86%
Russian market
Export footprint
Turkmenistan
Rusagro Group exports products to 36 countries and territories around the world.
South-West Asia and CIS countries
are the Company's main trading partners.
97
Estonia Latvia
Georgia South Ossetia
Abkhazia Moldavia
Belarus
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
South Korea
Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Mongolia
Japan
RUB BN
28Rusagro Group's revenues from exports
%
share of exports in Rusagro Group's
revenues
USA
Lithuania Germany
France
Switzerland Morocco
China
Export revenues by segment
Sugar Business
7 RUB bn
Meat Business
Agriculture Business
2024
76 RUB bn
Oil and Fats Business
12 RUB bn
2 RUB bn
Nigeria
Serbia Turkey
UAE
Iran
India
Vietnam
Hong Kong
Israel Kenya Iraq
Armenia Azerbaijan
Afghanistan
RUSAGRO GROUP'S LEGAL STRUCTURE
Rusagro Group of Companies LLC
Belgorod
Rusagro Group PJSC
Tambov
99.99%
Agriculture Business
Meat Business
Others Sugar Business
100%
100%
10
Tambovsky Bacon LLC
Tambov
Rusagro-Primorie LLC
Ussuriysk
Oil and Fats
0% Rusagro-Altai LLC
Altai
Business
50%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
SoyuzSemSvekla LLC
Voronezh region
Otyasskoye LLC
Tambov
Primorskaya Zemlya LLC
Ussuriysk
RusagroEnergoSbyt LLC
Tambov
Rusagro Tekh LLC
Moscow
Russky Metal JSC
Moscow
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Rusagro-Tsentr LLC
Moscow
Rusagro-Sakhar LLC
Tambov
Rusagro-Belgorod LLC
Belgorod
Rusagro-Tambov LLC
Tambov
Krivets-Sakhar JSC
Kursk
Herkules JSC
Voronezh
Kshenskiy Sugar Plant JSC
Kursk
Otradinskiy Sugar Plant JSC
Orel
Chernyansky Sakharny Zavod LLC
Belgorod
Nika Sakharny Zavod LLC
Belgorod
Zherdevsky Sakharny Zavod LLC
Tambov
Nikiforovsky Sakharny Zavod LLC
Tambov
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
42.5%
61%
Rusagro-Invest LLC
Belgorod
Agrotehnology LLC
Tambov
Primagro JSC
Ussuriysk
Biotekhnologii JSC
Tambov
Kshenagro LLC
Kursk
Otradaagroinvest LLC
Orel
Rusagro-NPK LLC
Saratov
Agromeliorant LLC
Primorsky Territory
Meta-Agro LLC
Belgorod
Aravana JSC
Moscow
Astreya JSC
Moscow
76% 100%
Etalon JSC
Moscow
Agro-Belogorie LLC
Belgorod
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
89.6%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Fats and Oil Integrated Works JSC
Yekaterinburg
Samaraagroprompererabotka JSC
Samara
Primorskaya Soya LLC
Ussuriysk
Rusagro-Saratov LLC
Saratov
Rusagro-Balakovo LLC
Saratov Region
Molochnye Produkty Rusagro LLC
Samara
Rusagro-Zakupki LLC
Saratov Region
Moskovsky Provansal LLC
Moscow
Tolyattinsky Zavod Zhelezobetonnyh Isdeliy
Krasnodar Territory
Rusagro-Atkarsk LLC
Saratov Region
Glushitsa Station JSC
Samara Region
Ekaterinovskiy Elevator JSC
Saratov Region
Trading House NMGK JSC
Nizhny Novgorod Region
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
90%
Energoset NN LLC
Nizhny Novgorod Region
Borskiy Elevator LLC
Saratov Region
Ermolaevskiy Khleb JSC
Republic of Bashkortostan
Sorochinskiy Elevator LLC
Orenburg Region
Sorochinsk Oil Extraction Plant LLC
Orenburg Region
Pestravska Station JSC
Samara Region
Uryupinsk Oil Extraction Plant JSC
Volgograd Region
Balashovskaya Khlebnaya Baza JSC
Saratov Region
Uryupinskiy Elevator JSC
Volgograd Region
Rusagro Eksport LLP
Kazakhstan
NMGK JSC
Nizhny Novgorod Region
NMGK-Logistic LLC
Nizhny Novgorod Region
10%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Belgorod Pork Complex-1 LLC
Rakityansky SK LLC Strigunovsky SK LLC Graivoronsky SK1 LLC Graivoronsky SK2 LLC Graivoronsky SK LLC Belgorodsky SK LLC Borisovsky SK LLC Borisovsky SK1 LLC Kolomytsevsky SK LLC Krasnogvardeysky SK LLC Streletsky SK LLC Krasnogvardeysky SK1 LLC Krasnogvardeysky SK2 LLC Krasnoyaruzhsky SK OJSC SK Klimovoye LLC
MPZ Agro-Belogorie LLC
Krukovsky SK JSC
Yakovlevsky Sanvetutilzavod LLC Agro-Belogorie TH LLC
100%
100%
100%
100%
81.8%
Belgorod
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
50%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
LTD AGRO BELOGORIE LLC
TP Belogorie LLC Grafovsky SK OJSC Belgorodskaya Svinina LLC
Novoborisovskoye Station OJSC
Selection Hybrid Center LLC Nikitovsky SK JSC Prokhorovskaya ZK LLC Livensky KZ OJSC Yakovlevsky KZ LLC
Alt Energo LLC Krasnogvardeyskaya KZ LLC
Graivoronsky Svinokompleks-2 LLC
Agro-Privolzhye LLC Nizhny Novgorod
Agro Belogorie Krasnodar LLC Krasnodar
Agro Belogorie Voronezh LLC Voronezh
Agro Belogorie Kursk LLC Kursk
Borisovskaya Zernovaya Kompania LLC
99.6%
Khotmyzhskoe Khlebopriemnoe
Predpriyatie OJSC Belgorod
HISTORY OF RUSAGRO GROUP
The history of the Company began in 1995 with sugar imports to Russia. Over time,
the Company acquired several sugar and oil &
History of Rusagro Group
fats plants, grain storage elevators, and also amassed its own land holding. Rusagro Group LLC was established in 2003. The Company's development can be broken down into several milestones and key events.
1997-2002
Rusagro Group | Establishing Rusagro Group LLC in 2003 | |
Sugar Business | Acquiring the first sugar plants and launching the sugar production line in the Belgorod Region | Launching the first retail sugar brand - Chaikofsky |
Agriculture Business | Establishing our own land holding for the production of sugar beet and grain crops Purchasing elevators for storage and trade of grains | |
Oil and Fats Business | Purchasing the first oil and fats production asset in Yekaterinburg | |
Meat Business | ||
Launch of the Sugar and Agriculture Businesses
2003-2007
Launch of the Oil and Fats Business and the first retail brand
2008-2010
Launch of the Meat Business and expansion of the Sugar Business
2011-2013
Purchase of the first oil extraction plant
2014-2015
Floatation on the Moscow Stock Exchange and launch of a slaughtering sector
Sugar Business | Expanding the Sugar Segment by acquiring two sugar plants in the Belgorod and Tambov Regions Launching the Mon Cafe and Brauni sugar brands | Commissioning a new packaging line and launching the Russkii Sakhar brand | Modernising sugar plants and increasing the capacity of pulp drying facilities | |
Agriculture Business | Expanding the land holding to 380 thousand ha | Expanding the land holding to 463 thousand ha | Expanding the land holding to 504 thousand ha | |
Oil and Fats Business | Acquiring an oil extraction plant in the Samara Region in 2011 | Modernising the oil extraction plant | ||
Meat Business | Launching pig farms in the Tambov Region in 2013 | Launching a slaughterhouse in the Tambov Region in 2015 | ||
2016-2017
Deal with Razgulay
2018-2020
Business expansion and increase in exports
Sugar Business | Acquiring three sugar plants in the Kursk and Orel Regions, a cereal processing plant, and a land holding from Razgulay Launching the first molasses desugarisation facility | Launching the second molasses desugarisation facility in 2019 Exporting sugar products to 34 countries worldwide | |
Agriculture Business | Expanding the land holding to 665 thousand ha | Making the first shipments of corn and soybeans to China Exporting agricultural products to 11 countries worldwide | |
Oil and Fats Business | Making the first shipments of meal and resuming sales of consumer margarine to China Launching a bottled vegetable oil workshop in the Samara Region and launching a mayonnaise plant in Atkarsk Exporting oil and fats products to 29 countries worldwide | ||
Meat Business | Launching the first retail meat products brand -Slovo Myasnika (Butcher's Promise) in 2016 | Acquiring 100% of KapitalAgro in 2018 and 22.5% in Agro-Belogorie Group in 2019 - producers of pork products in the Belgorod Region Completing the construction of a grain storage elevator and starting deliveries of sows to a breeding farm in the Primorye Territory Exporting pork products to 10 countries worldwide | |
2021-2022
Innovation and digital transformation
2023
Business expansion
Rusagro Group | Timur Lipatov appointed Chief Executive Officer of Rusagro Group LLC Establishing of Rusagro Tech LLC, an IT company | Rusagro Group JSC acquired the public status Rusagro Group rated Russia's best agricultural employer by HeadHunter Ros Agro PLC GDRs admitted to trading on the Astana International Exchange (AIX) | |
Sugar Business | Sending the first pulp train to China Znamensky Sugar Factory certified to GOST 33980 for organic sugar production | Sugar Business products rated among Russia's top 100 | |
Agriculture Business | Developing and launching a smart harvest planning system | Acquiring 100% of shares and control over the grain storage elevator of BioTekhnologii JSC | |
Oil and Fats Business | Supplying bottled sunfiower oil to retail chains in China and opening an oil and mayonnaise shop on an online marketplace Acquiring the 25% stake in Primorskaya Soya, thus consolidating 100% of the company shares Making the first shipment of mayonnaise and sunfiower meal to China | Digitising and optimising the sunfiower seed logistics of the Oil and Fats Business Making the first combined delivery of sunfiower meal and beet pulp to China Closing the acquisition of 50% of shares and control over NMGK Group Rusagro Group's oil and fats products entering the national commodity exchange Upgrading the Balakovo oil extraction plant and increasing its capacity by 33% | |
Meat Business | Launching the Rusagro-Primorye compound feed mill during the Eastern Economic Forum Launching the slaughterhouse refuse recycling and meat processing plants by Rusagro-Primorye LLC Successfully passing Mars product quality and safety inspections | Upgrading the compound feed mill in the Belgorod Region and increasing its capacity by 43% Meat processing plant in Borshchevka successfully passing an audit carried out by the Chinese delegation |
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2024
Production
Increasing the land holding
Corporate governance
Initiating the distribution of Rusagro Group PJSC shares among shareholders and GDR holders of ROS AGRO PLC
In July 2024, the Government of the Russian Federation listed Rusagro Group PJSC,
a subsidiary of ROS AGRO PLC, a Cypriot holding company, as an economically significant organisation. In September 2024, the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region granted the application of the Ministry
of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, thus initiating the distribution of Rusagro Group PJSC shares to shareholders and holders
of ROS AGRO PLC GDRs. On 5 December 2024, trading of ROS AGRO PLC GDRs
on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and Astana International Exchange (AIX) was suspended. The distribution of shares among GDR holders in Russian depositories completed successfully in December 2024.
Rusagro Group finished the primary phases of a large-scale project to deploy a domestic agricultural production management system
built on GeomirAgro LLC's Field History cloud-based service. Grant funding of the Russian Fund for the Development of Information Technologies under the Digital Economy national project and Rusagro Tech's experience were sought for the successful execution
Business
Integrating NMGK into the Oil and Fats
Business
of this landmark project. The first phase involved all-round preparations. The second phase was the most time-consuming and homed in on the development of artificial intelligence modules.
After the integration with NMGK's entities,
Rusagro's Oil and Fats Business became
the Combined Oil and Fats Business. Through the resultant synergies and experience sharing, the Company improved its competitive advantages and solidified its position
in the industry.
Tambovsky Bacon LLC, part of Rusagro Group, became one of three Russian production facilities permitted to supply pork and registered with
Technologies
Completing the first and second implementation phases of the 'Field History' smart domestic system
the China Import Food Enterprises Registration (CIFER1) programme. The trading scope includes containerised offal and large cuts. Rusagro Group's exports to the PRC boosted capacity utilisation and sales volumes, which, coupled with the premium pork market in China, enhanced the Company's financial standing.
Rusagro Group's land holding grew to 815 thousand hectares, up 131 thousand hectares year-on-year, owing to the execution
Exports
Getting export permit and starting pork
shipments to China
of the relevant section of the investment programme, and the M&A transaction. In addition to improving the Agriculture Business's production performance,
the expansion of crop growing areas will supply raw materials for other vertically integrated segments.
Meat processing and recycling plant
in the Primorye Territory complying with international ISO standards
Deals
Closing of the transaction to consolidate 100% of shares and control over Agro-Belogorie Group LLC
Rusagro Group consolidated 100% of shares and control over Agro-Belogorie Group LLC. Agro-Belogorie includes 20 pig breeding farms, three compound feed mills, a meat processing facility and a land holding, with all company's assets situated in the Belgorod Region. Through consolidation, Rusagro Group became Russia's second-largest pork producer, while achieving significant synergies in the Group's Meat and Agriculture Businesses.
The meat processing and recycling plant in the Primorye Territory was certified to the ISO standard for food safety
management. By demonstrating adherence to strict safety regulations and high-quality of products, this successful step is fostering prospects in Asia.
1 CIFER - China Import Food Enterprise Registration
KEY RESULTS OF 2024
Revenue mix by business1 Structure of adjusted EBITDA by business1
Oil and Fats Business
Sugar Business
Agriculture Business
Meat Business
Agro-Belogorie Group
14%
14%
18%
1%2
340RUB BN
53%
14%
11%
25%
2%2
53RUB BN
48%
1 Excluding intersegment eliminations and other income.
2 The results of Agro-Belogorie Group are taken into account from the date Rusagro Group PJSC consolidated 100% ownership and control on 12 November 2024 (1.5 months).
OIL AND FATS BUSINESS
193Revenue1
+39%
+67%
+120%
26+43%
RUB BN
Sales mix, ths tonnes
28
+22%
16
7.1THOUSAND PEOPLE
Average headcount
+47%
Positions in the Russian market
RUB BN
Adjusted EBITDA1
Consumer margarine
and spreads
-1 p.p.
13%Adjusted EBITDA margin1
Sunfiower oil
Mayonnaise
52
Ready-to-eat
sauces
Ketchup
Consumer margarine
and spreads
15 +12%
Whey powder mixes
108
-3%
Bottled oil
954
Meal
284 +28%
Mayonnaise
330
Industrial fats
762 +90%
Raw oil
-5%
Industrial fats
Bottled oil
1 Excluding intersegment eliminations and other income.
MEAT BUSINESS
+4%
50RUB BNRevenue1
+22%
6RUB BNAdjusted EBITDA1
Sales mix, ths tonnes
7.7THOUSAND PEOPLE
Average headcount
15.4 ths people, including the number of employees of Agro-Belogorie Group
Positions in the Russian market
+2 p.p.
12%Adjusted EBITDA margin1
Position in the Russian pork
production market2
3
-87%
112
-11%
Pork in live weight
Large cuts and industrial cuts
31
Offal
-2%
54 +28%
Semi-finished products
57
+4%
Half-carcass
1 Excluding intersegment eliminations and other income.
2 Taking into account the results of Agro-Belogorie Group.
AGRICULTURE BUSINESS
51Revenue1
-54%
8-11%
RUB BN
67
-51%
172
Corn
347 -32%
Soybeans
-3%
Sunfiower
seeds
47 +55%
Barley
4,070 -25%
Sugar beet
767
Wheat
-19%
Sales mix, ths tonnes
3.9THOUSAND PEOPLE
Average headcount of employee
Positions in the Russian market
RUB BN
Adjusted EBITDA1
-15 p.p.
15%Adjusted EBITDA margin1
Position among Russian
landowners
1 Excluding intersegment eliminations and other income.
SUGAR BUSINESS
+5%
68RUB BNRevenue1
-29%
14RUB BNAdjusted EBITDA1
-10 p.p.
19
-41%
Betaine
1,071
Sugar
+1%
286 +3%
Pulp
20Sales mix, ths tonnes
3.3THOUSAND PEOPLE
Average headcount
Positions in the Russian market
Cube sugar market player
Sugar producer in Russia
%
Adjusted EBITDA margin1
1 Excluding intersegment eliminations and other income.
RUSAGRO GROUP. ANNUAL REPORT 2024 29
STRATEGIC REPORT
Statement from the Chief Executive Officer 30
Business development strategy 31
Analysis of the strategy's results 33
STATEMENT FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Respected shareholders and partners,
We are delighted to present a detailed report
on the 2024 performance of one of Russia's largest agricultural holdings, Rusagro Group PJSC. Last year, Rusagro Group's team focused on attracting Russian investors and creating value through the realisation of key strategic priorities.
A fiexible vertically integrated business model and a holistic approach to developing the investment programme
in each of Rusagro Group's business segments allowed us to enjoy strong financial results. Over the last five years, the Company's revenue has grown 2.2-fold to RUB 340 billion, while its EBITDA has doubled to RUB 53 billion.
Timur Lipatov
Chief Executive Officer of Rusagro Group LLC
In 2024, Rusagro Group's capital investments totalled RUB 30 billion, up over 50% year-on-year. The major investment projects include building storage infrastructure for sugar beets, upgrading the Atkarsky oil extraction plant, and renewing the fieet of agricultural machinery. Coupled with organic growth projects,
the consolidation of 100% ownership and control over Agro-Belogorie Group made us the second largest pork producer in the Russian market. Joining the Rusagro Group will allow leveraging the synergies and improving our standing in the domestic market.
One of the ways Rusagro Group targets to boost its growth is by upgrading its sales portfolio.
We are making unceasing efforts to broaden our product range in the B2C segment and expand our presence
in the domestic and export markets. As for the latter area, in early 2024, Tambovsky Bacon, which is part
of Rusagro Group's Meat Business, was granted a licence to supply pork to China. By the end of last year, the volume of exports of pork products to China exceeded 5 thousand tonnes.
Another highlight was the recognition of Rusagro Group PJSC by the Government of the Russian Federation
as an economically significant organisation. The distribution of Rusagro Group shares among investors under Russian law rendered it feasible for Rusagro Group to pay dividends. Listing with the Moscow exchange necessitated the sweeping upgrade of the corporate governance framework to ensure compliance with the best Russian and international practices.
In 2024, energetic efforts were continued across all business segments of Rusagro Group to promote sustainable development goals and to minimise negative environmental impact. Priority is given to conserving water
resources, cutting waste, putting the circular economy into practice, and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Among the common measures taken are the introduction of modern sewage treatment system and the use of waste incineration to generate own energy.
Human capital development is still one of the strategic objectives and the number one priority for us. In terms of the social component of sustainable growth, Rusagro Group made significant advancements in 2024.
Investment in employee training increased. We believe that making investments in our manpower' professional growth immediately augments the Company's market standing.
Throughout the reporting year, Rusagro Group kept refining its own comprehensive system to foster young specialists. This system encompasses both extensive specialised projects and traditional mentorship programmes. Over ten of system initiatives have been launched so far, and the latest noteworthy projects
are Rusagro Vector, a new project to fast track the training of young managers who will make the future leadership pool of our Company, and Rusagro Camp, a training programme for young specialist.
We are grateful to every employee and partner for their contribution to the development of the Company.
We have ambitious goals ahead of us, and if we work together, we can accomplish even more.
