Agricola International SA, the group’s biggest firm which integrates the poultry meat production chain and the logistics operator, registered a turnover of RON225 million in the first six months of 2018, up 15.86% from the year-earlier period.
Another firm within the group, Salbac, saw a 9% rise in turnover to RON60 million, in the context in which sales of raw-dried salami rose 10% by value and 7.39% by volume. Also, the category of boiled-smoked salami saw an increase of 7.78% by volume and of nearly 10% by value.
Europrod SA, the group’s pre-cooked and ready-meal company, posted an increase of 20% in turnover, to RON24.52 million, year-on-year in January-June 2018. Sales of these products rose 12.88% by volume, mainly from exports to EU countries.
Avicola Lumina Constanta, the group’s egg producer, saw a rise of 22.7% in its sales volume, to 37.7 million eggs, and a 30% increase by value, respectively.
Agricola Bacau group had a consolidated turnover of RON683 million in 2017, 5.31% higher than in 2016, when the group exited the companies GA-Nutritie Animala SA and Suinprod SA.
If the group keeps the growth rate in the first half of 2018, then, it will be heading towards a turnover of RON770 million in 2018.