Main research objectives are:
1. Environment and economic activity estimation in terms of analysis of business processes occurring on the Russian market of vegetable oil.
The research period is 2004-2008.
2. Revelation of development tendencies of the Russian vegetable oil market, expediency definition and possibilities of investors penetrate to it in conditions of turbulent market environment.
The general trends and development forecasts of the Russian vegetable oil market are considered over near-term outlook.
Information sources:
1. Reports of the Federal State Statistic Service, and Russian Federal Customs Service.
2. Companies press releases, branch and expert estimations of mass-media.
3. Own informational resource and extensive enterprises database of Information Agency «CredInform North-West ».
Outlook content:
This review is dedicated to description of vegetable oil market in correlation with oil-yielding crops market.
The attention in review was focused on condition of vegetable oil market and role of the state and corporate sector in vegetable oil manufacture development. Manufacturers, sellers and trade turnover participants of vegetable oil in Russia are considered.
The question of import/export vegetable oil deliveries to Russia during 2006-2008 is studied in detail.
Also the review contains data on market trends under crisis conditions, and information on leading players of vegetable oil.
General conclusions:
From the middle of 2007 to the beginning of 2008 some recession was observed in the vegetable oil market because of negative volumes trend of oil-bearing plants croppage that has resulted in growth prices for raw materials and final production. Nevertheless, favorable weather in agricultural season of 2008 created preconditions for increase in offer of raw materials in the market and decline in manufacturers prices.
As from the second half of 2008 one can observe a saturation of the vegetable oil market. In this connection, within September – November of 2008 it has already exported 132 thousand ton in comparison with 2006 that was the most productive year, as to export it has increased approximately in 2 times.
According to experts, on the Russian market of vegetable oil works more than 100 enterprises. Though there are about 10 large players define situation in industry. The majority of these enterprises are in holdings structure and industrial companies. The largest of them are agroholding Yug Rusi trade mark Zolotaya cemechka, includes members from among solvent-extraction plant, terminals on transfer of grain and oil in the Rostov region, elevators and more than 20 agricultural enterprise in the south of Russia; APIK, “EFKO” (“Sloboda”, Altero), uniting several elevators, oil plant and solvent-extraction plant.
During last years situation on the vegetable oil market is unstable. State intrusion in regulation of food market is required, a part of risks for the agricultural goods the state must undertake. Before beginning of agricultural works it is necessary to set minimum purchasing prices on sunflower on which the state guarantees a purchase of sunflower from agricultural manufacturer.
Within a season of 2008/09 the further development of the Russian vegetable oil market will depend on growth of vegetable oils resources connected with a high sunflower harvest in the current year and low price level on it. Considerable reduction of prices is observed on the market of bulk vegetable oils.