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EkoNiva Group, Russia's largest dairy holding, announces operating results over January-June 2026 across the main business segments: dairy farming, milk processing, crop growing, plant breeding and seed production.
Russia’s major dairy holding EkoNiva Group has once again been recognised as the undisputed leader in the rating of domestic raw milk producers. The annual ranking is compiled by analysts from the National Association of Milk Producers (Soyuzmoloko), Streda Consulting and the Milknews industry agency. EkoNiva has topped the list of the country’s 30 largest companies in terms of gross milk yield in 2025.
The employees of the Group’s Voronezh subdivision have received keys to two new houses in Bobrov district. They were built under the Comprehensive Development of Rural Areas state programme, in which EkoNiva has been participating since 2020. The financing of the two dwellings totalled 20 million rubles, with the company’s share amounting to 45%.
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Vadim Tsukanov, Head of Seed Quality Control Department at EkoNiva’s breeding and seed production division, has been recognised with honors from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation for many years of conscientious work in the agro-industrial sector.
EkoNiva Group, Russia’s largest dairy holding, announces the start of cash crop and commercial seed harvesting. The Group’s Voronezh subdivision is at the forefront of the 2026 campaign.
The Progeny section features varieties from EkoNiva’s portfolio. Today, the spotlight falls on the Group's in-house soya bean variety EN Proton, a major breakthrough in the breeding of high-protein crops. Let’s take a look at its genealogy and find out how it was created.
EkoNiva Group’s first soft spring wheat EN Sirius has been added to the portfolio of in-house bred varieties and entered into the State Register of Plant Breeding Achievements Approved for Use. The latter was made possible due to the company’s participation in the Federal Scientific and Technical Programme for the Development of Agriculture aimed at strengthening Russia’s food security and introducing advanced domestic solutions.
The production facility of EkoNiva Group, Russia’s largest dairy holding, located in Shchuchye village of Voronezh oblast has obtained a permit for exporting cheeses and other dairy items to China. The enterprise manufactures several types of semi-hard cheeses, premium hard Dürr Classic and Dürr Zeller cheeses, sour cream and curds.
EkoNiva Group, Russia’s largest dairy holding, intends to carry out a dairy construction investment project in Samara oblast. The corresponding cooperation agreement has been signed by Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, Governor of Samara oblast, and Stefan Dürr, President of EkoNiva Group, during St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
EkoNiva, Russia’s largest dairy holding, is looking into opportunities for expanding its presence and building a new farm in Leningrad oblast. At St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko and EkoNiva Group President Stefan Dürr have signed an agreement on social and economic cooperation.