United Grain Company Explained

United Grain Company
Type:Joint-stock company
Predecessor:FGUP "Federal Agency for the Regulation of the Food Market" (Russian: ФГУП «Федеральное агентство по регулированию продовольственного рынка»)
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Founded:2007
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United Grain Company (Russian: Объединенная зерновая компания) is a Russian grain trading company based in Moscow and established in 2007.[1] The company conducts grain procurement activities in Russia, and manages exports on international markets.[2]

History

The United Grain Company was established on March 21, 2007 as a result of the transformation of the FGUP "Federal Agency for the Regulation of the Food Market" under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the main function of which was the implementation of state regulation of the grain market.

In 2012 Ziyavudin Magomedov's Summa Group bought a 50% minus one share stake in the company.[3] In 2014 the company agreed to trade grain worth $500 million for oil with Iran.[4]

The company will build a grain terminal in the Port of Zarubino, in the Russian Far East, by 2020.[5] In August 2017 the Russian Government announced plans to privatize the company by 2019.[6]

Current owners

The shareholders of United Grain Company JSC are:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Объединенная зерновая компания. АО «Объединенная зерновая компания». 26 August 2017. ru.
  2. Web site: JSC United Grain Company: Private Company Information. Bloomberg. 26 August 2017.
  3. News: UPDATE 1-Russia's Summa buys into the grain big league. 26 August 2017. Reuters. 2012.
  4. News: UPDATE 2-Russia may exchange grain worth $500 mln for Iranian oil. 26 August 2017.
  5. News: United Grain planning grain terminal in Far East. 26 August 2017. World Grain.
  6. News: Russia continues with privatizations, ends bids for advising on United Grain. 26 August 2017.
  7. https://www.rbc.ru/business/30/04/2020/5eaa03fe9a79477fef31b9bc VTB sold almost half of the grain business. RBC. (at russian) 30.04.2020
  8. https://www.rbc.ru/business/13/02/2019/5c63c25f9a7947300b38f76b ВТБ стал владельцем почти половины акций Объединенной зерновой компании 13 feb 2019