On the Russian market of greenhouse vegetables, the wave of mergers and acquisitions. One of the largest operators of greenhouses of Kazakhstan “Growth” Sergey Rukin wants to buy a stake in AES “Teplitsy belogorya”, which manages the greenhouses on 19 hectares. the sale of the business may be associated with heightened competition and falling wholesale prices for vegetables.Of “fruits of the Far East” has addressed in Federal Antimonopoly service (FAS), a statement about the acquisition of shares in OOO SKhP “Teplitsy belogorya”. Information about this appeared on the website of the FAS.”The vegetables of the Far East” included in the GC “Growth” Sergey Rukin, one of the largest producers of greenhouse vegetables in the country. According to its own data, manages facilities with a total area of over 90 hectares, and by 2022 plans to increase the area of greenhouses to 300 hectares. SHP “Teplitsy belogorya”, according to its own data, manages the complex on 38 hectares, of which 18.9 hectares is occupied by greenhouses. The company grows tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuces and rucola. The company was founded by a former Deputy of the Belgorod regional Duma Alexander Tarasov (died in 2017). Today, according to the register, 75% of the company collectively owned Galina, Slava, Roman and Anatoly Tarasovs, another 25% — Natalia Borovik. According to “SPARK-Interfax”, in 2019, the revenue of “Greenhouses BELOGORIYA” has decreased by 10.02% to 565,87 million rubles, the net loss was 463,03 million rubles In GK “Growth” declined to comment, SHP “Greenhouses BELOGORIYA” on Monday unable to answer the question “Kommersant”.The Director of “growth Technology” Tamara Reshetnikova does not rule out that the problem of “Greenhouses BELOGORIYA” could be associated with the decline in recent years, the prices on the basis of their range — cucumbers, which are grown according to the technology transmitted. Sometimes retailers bought cucumbers cheaper cost.In March, wholesale prices for greenhouse cucumbers were on the level 91.9 per RUB— at least for that month in 2017, from the presentation of the fruit and vegetable Union. “After the introduction of the food embargo 2014 many in the market thought that prices of vegetables will continue to grow, and it turned out to be a short-term factor. Besides, on the market, including the Belgorod manufacturers, greatly intensified the competition,” explains Ms. Reshetnikova.The Director of the fruit & vegetable Union Mikhail Glushkov noted that one of the reasons for the deal may be the death of the ideologist of the enterprise: the heirs, “which, apparently, have no desire to do this business, looking for a buyer”. For “Growth” assets may be interesting, so as to buy the existing company is easier than to build and run new, the expert adds. According to mister Glushkov, to assess the value of the “Greenhouses BELOGORIYA” difficult as now “on the market offer for the sale of existing assets is greater than the demand.”Indeed, this is not the first deal in the sector in recent times. So, in may it became known that included in AFK “System” Vladimir Yevtushenkov Agroholding “Steppe” was sold Agrokombinat “southern” in Karachay-Cherkessia. A part of Agrokombinat “Moskovskiy” 35% received structure associated with developer group “the absolute”.Anatoly Kostyriv
