The largest owners of agricultural land in Russia

Issue № 8, 2022, article № 16, pages 131-141

Section: Land use and land relations

Language: Russian

Original language title: КРУПНЕЙШИЕ ВЛАДЕЛЬЦЫ СЕЛЬСКОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННОЙ ЗЕМЛИ В РОССИИ

Keywords: LAND USE, AGRICULTURE, LARGEST COMPANIES, RATING

Abstract: The article presents the annual rating of the largest landowners of agricultural land in Russia by status for 2022 compiled by BEFL in cooperation with the FSBSI FRC AESDRA VNIIESH. The data analysis was carried out solely for the purpose of determining the main owners of agricultural land on the territory of Russia and the approximate size of the area of their land banks. The aim of the authors was not to identify all the owners of agricultural land with an area of more than 100 thousand hectares. The term "under control" in this material means ownership of agricultural land on the right of ownership, lease or other legal right. It is possible that there are other market participants who own land banks comparable to those listed in this material, but not included in the presented rating. For the preparation of analytical data, public information was used, disclosed by the landowners themselves and their representatives, shareholders, beneficiaries, opinions of market participants. Due to the high profitability of the plant during 2022 the demand for agricultural assets increased, but the supply was limited. Taking into account the general trend of currency instability and the processes in the global economy, agriculture turned out to be a stable area for investment in conditions of a limited availability of more reliable alternatives. By the end of 2021 – the beginning of 2022, prices for arable land increased by 30-50% in the center and south of Russia, and in some regions the increase was almost twofold. Even with a limited number of offers, the M&A market in the crop sector remained active. Large agricultural holdings continued to expand their land banks, during the year the total bank of the top ten grew by more than 300 thousand hectares.

Authors: Paptsov Andrei Gennadevich, Avarskii Nabi Dalgatovich, Novoselov Eduard Arkadevich, Valueva Inessa Petrovna