Social and economic situation of the Municipal Formation

The Belorechensk District has picturesque landscapes, unique natural resources, and rich investment opportunities. Founded by the Cossacks more than 150 years ago in the fertile valley of the Belaya River, currently, the Belorechensk District is a territory of active economic growth, and it is a part of the administrative boundaries of the Krasnodar Region, the most dynamically developing subject of the Russian Federation.

The Belorechensk District occupies the southeastern part of the Krasnodar Region on the Kuban-Priazov Lowland and combines a rich variety of landscapes: vast fertile plains, dense forests, mountain rivers, and picturesque foothills of the Caucasian Ridge. The area of the district is 1,326 sq. km.

The administrative center is the city of Belorechensk. The distance from Krasnodar is 100 km, and from the following port cities: Novorossiysk – 244 km, Yeysk – 319 km, and Temryuk – 256 km. The Municipal Formation includes 1 urban and 10 rural settlements. There are 63 settlements including 1 city, 5 large villages, 6 Cossack villages, 29 farms, and 22 small villages in the territory of the Belorechensk District.

As of January 1, 2021, the population of the district amounted to 107.838 thousand people, among which the urban population is 51.405 thousand people and the rural population is 56.433 thousand people.

At the present, the Municipal Formation Belorechensk District includes Belorechenskoye urban settlement and ten rural settlements: Bzhedukhovskoye, Velikovechnenskoye, Druzhnenskoye, Pervomayskoye, Pshekhskoye, Rodnikovskoye, Ryazanskoye, Chernigovskoye, Shkolnenskoye, and Yuzhnenskoye. The Belorechensk District shares its borders with the Krasnogvardeyskoye District of the Republic of Adygea in the north; with the capital of the Republic of Adygea – the city of Maykop – and the Apsheronsk District in the south; with the city of Goryachiy Klyuch and the Teuchezhskiy District of the Republic of Adygea in the west, and with Shovgenovskiy and Giaginskaya Districts of the Republic of Adygea in the east.

Over the past few years, the Municipal Formation Belorechensk District has continued the dynamic development of many sectors of the economy maintaining stable positions in the economy of the Krasnodar Region.

The industry is a priority sector of the Municipal Formation Belorechensk District; it occupies more than 57% of the structure of basic industries. 187 enterprises including 18 large and medium-sized ones are engaged in the industrial production of the Municipal Formation Belorechensk District.

The industrial complex has a decisive influence on the development of the district’s economy, as well as on the level and quality of life of its population. The enterprises of the district manufacture a wide range of products: mineral fertilizers, juices and nectars, canned vegetables and fruit, bread and bakery products, confectionery flour products, bagged tea, beer, furniture, cardboard packaging, hosiery, as well as building materials and structures. Mining valuable minerals are carried out.

The basis of the district’s industry is manufacturing, which accounts for over 97% of industrial products sent to buyers. The following industries are dominated in manufacturing: chemical production enterprises – more than 61%, food production enterprises – more than 36%. The leaders of the industry are EuroChem-Belorechenskiye Mineral Fertilizers LLC (mineral fertilizers), Southern Juice Company LLC (fruit and vegetable juices and nectars; baby food), Kuban-Ti LLC (canned fruit and vegetables; bagged tea). These are highly profitable and budget-forming enterprises with high investment activity. The products of the enterprises are supplied both to the domestic market of the Russian Federation and to the countries of near and far abroad. Other products manufactured by the enterprises of the district, such as sliding door wardrobes (Labirint LLC), cardboard boxes including those made of corrugated cardboard (Harmens Belorechensk LLC), confectionery products (Belorechenskiye Cakes LLC), etc. – are also in demand among consumers.

In 2020, the volume of shipped industrial goods of own production, work and services performed using its own resources for a full range of enterprises of the Municipal Formation Belorechensk District amounted to 29,652.5 million rubles and increased by 439.7 million rubles, or 1.5% compared to 2019.

For large and medium-sized enterprises, the volume of shipped goods amounted to 26,159.4 million rubles, with an increase of 980.4 million rubles and a growth rate of 103.9% compared to 2019.

The agricultural sector dynamically develops in the territory of the district occupying more than 10% of the basic sectors of the district’s economy. Given the current economic and political situation in recent years, the increase in agricultural production in the district became one of the main directions for the development of the agricultural sector within the import substitution. The implementation of investment projects contributed to the accelerated growth in the production of greenhouse vegetable products, fruit and berries, and hatching eggs. Since 2010, the production of vegetables has grown 3.5 times, and that one of fruit and berries has grown 4.1 times. The Belorechenskaya Strawberry brand is gaining great popularity among consumers.

In 2020, the value of agricultural products in current prices in all categories of farms amounted to 7,659.9 million rubles, or 131.7% to the level of 2019 including crop production amounted to 5,897.2 million rubles (with the growth of 40.3%) and livestock production amounted to 1,762.6 million rubles (with the growth of 109.3%).

The share of agricultural enterprises in the total volume of agricultural production (in current prices) amounted to 54.1%; those of peasant farm enterprises amounted to 11.0%, and household products amounted to 34.8%.

The consumer sector occupies more than 25% of the basic sectors of the district’s economy – this is the second place after industry. New retail facilities are introduced annually; the population of the district is provided with retail space in the amount of 842.89 sq.m per 1,000 inhabitants, with a minimum standard of supply of 474.7 sq.m. There is a lot of unclaimed retail space in the district; the construction of retail facilities exceeds the real need.

The investment attractiveness of the Belorechensk District contributes to the intensive development of large retail chains of either federal, regional, or local significance. Among the federal chains, Tander CJSC, the Magnit chain of stores (15 stores), and the Pyatyorochka chain of stores (13 stores) hold the leading place. Local networks are represented by Tri Bogatyrya LLC: 2 Ochakovo and Ochakovo-Tsentr supermarkets, 1 minimarket, and 1 retail store. The branded trade networks of processing industry enterprises also successfully develop, as follows: 11 trade facilities of the Vyselkovskiy Agrocomplex, and 4 of the Apsheronskiy Fish Factory.

The retail turnover in the Belorechensk District for 2020 amounted to 6477.4 billion rubles, which is 98.1% compared to the level of 2019 in comparable prices.

In addition, in 2020, 20 retail facilities with a trading area of 5,919.0 sq.m., with the number of employees of 70 people, were commissioned. In addition, such network facilities, as Detskiy Mir (Detskiy Mir PJSC), the Pobeda food warehouse (Leto Trading Company LLC), the Ali Market store, and the Eldorado RU store (MVM LLC) were commissioned. Instead of the Belora warehouse shop, with an area of 1,340 sq.m, another store, Svetofor, appeared.

The network of public catering enterprises of the Belorechensk District is represented by 122 stationary points, of which: 9 restaurants, 46 cafes, 9 summer cafes, 15 fast-food counters, 12 canteens, 18 fast food outlets, etc.

The turnover of public catering in 2020 amounted to 89.0% of the level of 2019, which is associated with restrictions related to the prevention of the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-2019).

The construction complex of the district is represented by 134 construction organizations, of which 1 is a medium-sized enterprise, 3 territorially separate subdivisions, and 130 small and micro-sized enterprises.

The volume of work performed by the «construction» type of activity at the end of 2020 amounted to 2,910.4 million rubles, or 161.2% of the last year’s figure in a comparable estimate.

In total, 106 enterprises are registered in the territory of the Municipal Formation Belorechensk District by the «transportation and storage» type of economic activity.

The transport complex of the district includes the activities of land transport, as well as additional and auxiliary transport activities. Only 1 out of its own large and medium-sized transport enterprises is registered in the territory of the district; all other indicators are registered for branches and territorially autonomous subdivision of Russian Railways OJSC and Kubanpassazhirservice OJSC.

The passenger traffic on regular bus service in the Municipal Formation Belorechensk District is carried out by 4 small businesses: TON LLC, TON Firm LLC, Yelizaveta LLC, and Chayka LLC.

Intercity transportation is carried out by the Belorechenskaya Bus Station – a structural subdivision of the Autonomous Branch of Kubanpassazhiravtoservis OJSC.

In total, in 2020, the volume of services performed by transportation and storage enterprises amounted to 45.99% of the level of 2019; a decrease is due to the introduction of quarantine measures to prevent the threat of spreading new coronavirus infection.

The Belorechensk District has a high level of social and economic development.

The main strategic goal of the development of the Belorechensk District is to achieve a high quality of life of the population by increasing the life expectancy of the population; ensuring sustainable economic growth based on the introduction and distribution of innovative technologies; increasing labor productivity; increasing the competitiveness of the production of enterprises in the district in the context of import substitution and greening, in connection with which the development of the following essential economic complexes was determined:

  • a competitive industrial complex and increasing the sustainability of existing enterprises based on a technological breakthrough;
  • an efficient agricultural complex and the creation of conditions for its dynamic and sustainable growth and diversification;
  • the construction industry based on using high-quality and environmentally friendly modern construction technologies;
  • transport infrastructure providing maximum permeability of the territory with a modern logistics system;
  • sphere of consumer services and the implementation of priority project initiatives of its innovative development in the direction of improving the quality of life of the population;
  • a competitive health resort and tourist center that ensures sustainable reproduction of the human potential of the district.

At the present, 10 investment projects are being implemented in the territory of the Municipal Formation Belorechensk District, including the most significant investment projects for the development of the district, as follows:

1. The modernization and expansion of the capacities of EuroChem-Belorechenskiye Mineral Fertilizers LLC in the territory of Druzhnenskiy rural settlement (investor: EuroChem MCC JSC). Project implementation period: 2019-2023. The volume of investments under the project is 15,000.0 million rubles. It is planned to create 85 jobs as a result of the implementation of the investment project.

2. The construction of a cottage-type residential complex with business and social infrastructure facilities in the territory of Rodnikovskoye rural settlement (investor: Arkhipelag LLC). The volume of investments under the project is 4,822.0 million rubles. Project implementation period: 2016-2028. It is planned to create 450 jobs.

3. The construction of a plant for the manufacture of packaging materials in the territory of Druzhnenskiy rural settlement (investor: Karavan LLC). Project implementation period: 2018-2022. The volume of investments under the project is 150.0 million rubles. It is planned to create 20 jobs as a result of the implementation of the investment project.

4. The construction of a logistics center and a center for receiving and selling products in the territory of the Belorechensk District (investor: IE Balayev). Project implementation period: 2019-2023. The volume of investments under the project is 150.0 million rubles. It is planned to create 25 jobs as a result of the implementation of the investment project.

5. The construction of AGROKHOLOD, a facility for the manufacture of freeze-dried products in the territory of Yuzhnenskiy rural settlement (investor: Agronom Mechanized Farm LLC). The volume of investments under the project is 254.3 million rubles. Project implementation period: 2019-2023. It is planned to create 15 jobs.

6. The construction of a greenhouse complex for growing berries in the territory of Pervomayskiy rural settlement (investor: Atlant-Agro LLC). The volume of investments under the project is 300.0 million rubles. Project implementation period: 2020-2022. It is planned to create 30 jobs.