A wholesale and distribution center for fruit and vegetable products is planned to be built in the Omsk region.

The purpose of the business visit of the delegation from the Republic of Uzbekistan was to negotiate with the leadership of the Ministry of Economy of the region, representatives of executive authorities and business support for the construction of a wholesale distribution center for fruit and vegetable products in the Omsk region.

It is planned that the investor will create a temporary storage warehouse with a customs clearance point with an area of more than 6,000 m2, small wholesale and retail markets, processing and sorting workshops, a parking lot for trucks and cars and a phytosanitary control post on the basis of the ORC. As well as infrastructure services: service stations, tire service, cafes, hotels and dormitories. During the current visit, the delegation inspected potential construction sites.

The business meeting was attended by Anna Negoduiko, Minister of Economy of the Omsk Region, Evgeny Kovtun, Director General of the Regional Agency for Development and Investment, specialists from Omsk Customs, Rosselkhoznadzor, and representatives of Uzbek businesses: Parkent Agrosel Buses, Karavan, Import Export Cluster, and Arimex Company.

It should be noted that the Uzbek enterprise Parkent Agrosel Business is one of the largest exporters of vegetables, fruits and melons to Russia, with an annual turnover of over 30 million US dollars.

According to the Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency, the construction of the ORC involves the development of the logistics potential of the region, as well as the development of the agricultural sector in the areas of export and import of products, the creation of favorable conditions for food security and provision of fruit and vegetable products to residents of the Omsk region. The project provides for a total investment of 600 - 750 million rubles and 600 new jobs.

In the future, specialists from the Agency for Development and Investment will continue to interact with entrepreneurs from Uzbekistan and provide "one-stop shop" support for the implementation of the investment project.

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