July 5, 2007

Hypor signs deal to develop Russian pig breeding industry

Canadian-based Hypor B.V, a Hendrix Genetics company has signed an agreement with Exima, a Russian company, to co-operate in the field of pig breeding in Russia.

Hypor would supply Exima with purebred animals to produce (Great) Grand Parent animals in Russia and to produce Parent Stock for commercial pig farms.

Exima currently owns a meat processing plant in Mikoyan.

The projects will take place in Orlovskaya Oblast and would be carried out by Exima's affiliated company "Znamenskiy Selection Hybrid Center".

In the second half of 2007, three nucleus farms with a capacity of more than 3.000 sows will be filled with purebred animals from Hypor's nucleus farms in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Thijs Hendrix, the President of Hendrix Genetics said Exima JSC is an excellent partner to distribute Hypor genetics across Russia.

Russia is now another addition to Hypor's breeding centers across the world, from North America, Europe to Asia

The project is part of Russia's national programme for the development of the agricultural sector to supply breeding stock for the whole animal breeding industry, said Demin, the General Director of Exima JSC and Mikoyan MPP. He is also the president of the Russian pork producers union.

Hypor's signing of a long term agreement with Exima opens new possibilities for the development of domestic pig breeding and production of Russia's own Parent Stock.