Russian agro-industrial complex has reduced its dependence on amino acid imports to 50%

In 2024, Russian agriculture reduced its dependence on amino acid imports to 50%. This was announced at the International Conference "Compound Feed - 2025" by the First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Agro-Food Policy and Environmental Management Sergei Mitin. "It is significant that until 2022, up to 80% of amino acids - an important component of compound feed - were imported from China and the EU countries. But in 2024, the first Russian plants were launched, for example, a methionine production plant in Tatarstan, which made it possible to reduce dependence to 50%," he said. Mitin also reported that the production of premixes in Russia is 550-600 thousand tons per year, which covers approximately 70-75% of the domestic industry's needs. "The issue of domestic production of vitamins, enzymes and prebiotics, including mineral supplements, is more acute. To fully realize the industry's potential, it is necessary to strengthen measures to support small ...