Deer

In 2006, industrial deer slaughter will begin (12 thousand deer per annum), which was banned by the five-year moratorium in 2001.
Modern slaughter points, the first of which will begin operating in Kanchalan village, will allow for the production of 220-240 tons of deer meat a year, on the conditions that it complies with all sanitary and goods requirements and minimizes transportation costs of sales of big consignments of meat outside the region.
In comparison with other deer raising regions of Russia, Chukotka is located within favourable reach of the main sales markets – the countries of the Asian Pacific region.

Economic prospective of North deer-breeding is determined by following factors:

According to the experts, the organization of industrial slaughter of deer and development of the production infrastructure in the port zone will allow for an increase in the annual profit from deer-breeding up to $4.7 million by 2020.
North deer-breeding does not imply any costs of fodder;
The branch is almost wasteless: apart from meat, fat and other food products, deer farmers make "panty" and ossified horns, tanning raw materials (skin and "kamus"), and the products of its advanced processing are used in pharmaceutical industry (biologically active additives, blood serums, etc.), clothing, and souvenir goods;
Potential growth of demand for deer products in the domestic market: the consumption of deer meat even by the aboriginal folks of the Extreme North in 2001 accounted for 21% of the scientifically established norm for the country. In 2004, the rate reached 41% in the CHAO, and the growth trend still remains;
Stable growth of demand for delicacy and organic food in most developed countries makes it possible to export deer meat. The international market is open for supply;
The ideology of a healthy way of life makes the production of biologic additives profitable. And deer farmers are ready to offer cheap and quality raw materials.

With the world tendency for the decrease in the population of North deer, Chukotka is likely to take leading positions in the branch in the middle term. Chukotka is the only world region where livestock of domestic North deer is growing. Compare: between 1992 and 2001, the North deer livestock dropped by 3% in Norway, 2% in Alaska, and 6% in Russia. Between 2001 and 2003, the deer livestock decreased further by another 4%.

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COMMENTS

The program of economic development in Chukotka can be carried out, considers vice-premier of government CHAO M. Sobolev.

First of all, the long-term program leans on resources of peninsula. Let’s begin that geological resources of Chukotka are explored today on 10 %-17 %. The next regions are explored much better. And even on these, tentative estimations resources here can be found. The proved resources of gas on the Priosernoe deposit - 7,3 billion cubic meters. Oil resources are estimated approximately in 10 million tons, the proved stocks make 4 million tons of them. They are dispersed on small Fields, such, as Hatirskoe, where extraction is conducted by "Sibneft" company. But it is not necessary to dismiss a shelf – it’s insufficiently studied yet, but there are data, that it’s resources can make up to 14 billion tons of conditional fuel. Exxon Mobile Company in similar ice conditions, in Baffin bay has constructed 7 platforms. What prevents to construct them here?
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Reindeer breeding can be profitable: E. Marochkin acting on the head of agriculture and foodstuffs department makes comments.

There was a moratorium on an industrial slaughter of deers in district till 2006. But now it is removed, farms have allocated a contingent for commodity slaughter this year. It is planned to hand over in a trading network about 9 thousand deers this year. Within the limits of national project the agrarian and industrial complex have got slaughter area on terms of financial leasing which is assembled in Kanchalan. Basically its value is in that correctly cut production will receive a trade look and will answer all established norms. The livestock of deers for September, 1st - from above 183 thousand. It’s below the level of 1990 (490 thousand heads), nevertheless, in Chukotka a livestock grows on faster rates, than on Yamal, and it’s our main competitor. Potential market - not only Vladivostok, but also Japan, Korea, China. Reindeer breeding is, at least, preservation of a traditional way of life of native people and food safety of region and when sales volumes become great enough, branch can turn in profitable.
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