June 30, 2015

Aviagen marks five years of growth in Russia

During the recent VIV Russia Exhibition, Aviagen^® LLC celebrated the fifth anniversary of the opening of a Yasnogorsk hatchery which has seen year-on-year growth and currently caters to over 60 Russian customers.

The state-of-the-art hatchery supplies the main Aviagen broiler breeds, specifically, Arbor Acres^®, Ross^® 308 and Ross PM3 to the Russian poultry market.

"Today, we supply chicks to over 60 poultry farms in Russia and expect this number to continue to grow each year,"  Tyark Osterndorff, Aviagen's business development director for Eastern Europe and CIS, said. "We have made a significant commitment to the Russian market and it has been fantastic to see the impact we have made since we opened our hatchery."

For VIV Russia, Aviagen set up a display focusing on biosecurity and product quality. In addition, a customer reception provided an ideal forum to celebrate the company's investment to the Russian industry and local market.

Interest was reportedly high as visitors took the opportunity to discuss their plans and performance of Aviagen products in Russia with managers and specialists.

In one of the key highlights, Aviagen acknowledged the success of members from the Russian Ross 400 Club, namely OAO Permskaya PF, Yaroslavsky Broiler, GAP Resource, Pervomayskaya IPS and AF Octyabrskaya amongst others which were recognised as leading global and local poultry producers.

"We have worked with Aviagen for many years and we trust the expertise and experience of the company. Aviagen specialists know the Russian market and are always ready to lend their assistance at all stages of flock development," Elman Azizov, the director of Yaroslavsky Broiler, said.

"Aviagen LLC is standing strong and we will continue to increase our market share in Russia," Valery Starodubtsev, the general manager of Aviagen LLC, added. "In September 2014, we received Level One breeder status, following a long term investment programme which is set to go on. We need to continue our development in order to keep up with the demand for Arbor Acres and  Ross birds, which have proven their worth and performance potential time and time again, in a country which can have huge environmental swings from summer to winter."