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  • 24 Mar 2022, 10:34

The Sibagro holding does not expect problems with the breeding stock of pigs under the sanctions, since the company does not need to renew the livestock for another year or two, the corporate newspaper of the Agroterritory holding reports, citing Andrey Tyutyushev, chairman of the board of Sibagro.No need to import breeding pigs from abroad

"I know that our specialists are worried about genetics, because we originally imported our pigs from abroad. These worries are in vain. This year we have completely updated all our" first lines ". And we do not need to update them for another year or even two. During this time, I'm sure we will work well with genetics ourselves. Sibagro has its own modern genetic center (in Tyumen - TASS note) ", - the corporate publication quotes Tyutyushev.

He also added that there are no plans to cut jobs in the holding. On the contrary, their number is planned to be increased.

Sibagro is an agricultural holding specializing in the production of pork, sausages and delicacies, chicken meat and eggs. It includes seven pig breeding complexes in the Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Sverdlovsk, Kemerovo, Tyumen regions, the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Buryatia, a poultry farm in the Tomsk Region and three meat processing plants in the Tomsk, Sverdlovsk and Kemerovo Regions.