Yamal-Nenets
autonomous district
Reindeer Meat Export
Yamal at a Glance
Area - 770,000 sq km, one of the
largest Russian regions
50% of the territory - above the
Arctic Circle
530,000 people, 59% are Russian
36,000 indigenous people (nenets,
khanty, selkups), 40% are nomads
Salekhard – 1595, other cities –
1960s
Gross Regional Product –
$30 billion
80% of Russian gas production,
20% of global gas production
Reindeer Breeding in Yamal
Available Resources
The largest heard in the world 660,000 reindeers
14,000 indigenous people leading
traditional way of life
About 70,000 heads are slaughtered
annually for meat industry
Local Investment Projects
5 new slaughter houses and freezing
rooms
Waste minimization - processing of
velvet antlers, blood and hides
Reindeer Meat Export to EU
2002
High technology slaughter house designed by Finnish company Kometos was
commissioned; EU certified equipment was purchased; municipal enterprise Yamalskie
Oleni was registered; employees were trained in Finland.
Modules: slaughtering, cooling, freezing of carcasses; treatment and cooling of byproducts, semi-finished products productions.
Capacity: 360 heads per day; 20,000 heads per slaughtering season; 500,000 kg of
meat products.
Director: Maltsev Evgeniy Valerievich
2004-2006
New modules were commissioned – production of sausage, dumplings and meat and
bone meal
2008 – 2014
Reindeer meat export to EU – Sweden, Germany, Finland
HS Code (Russia): 0208 90 600 0
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Products Range
Reindeer meat in carcasses and half-carcasses
Semi-finished cuts (reindeer fillet, hind leg, loin, etc.) in
thermocontractable vacuum packaging
Reindeer meat mince in thermocontractable vacuum
packaging
Canned stewed reindeer meat
Sausages: cooked and half-smoked sausages, thin and
thick small sausages
Cooked & smoked products: reindeer ham, reindeer
shoulder roll, reindeer fillet, reindeer side, reindeer neck
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Certificates
Certificate of Compliance with Russian
and EU Requirements (2012-2015)
Certificate of Compliance with
ISO 9001-2008 (2012-2015)
Certificate of Compliance with Russian
and EU Requirements (2009-2012)
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Reindeer Meat Export
Target market: organic food market of Switzerland, China, South Korea, Japan,
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Abkhazia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Characteristics of consumers: traditionally close ties to nature, growing health
consciousness, demand for high quality products, willingness to pay higher prices for
quality products