OREANDA-NEWS. April 28, 2010. Deere & Company officially opened its new manufacturing and parts distribution facility south of Moscow in Domodedovo. The John Deere Domodedovo facility is the company's largest single investment to date in Russia. The facility will manufacture agricultural, construction and forestry machinery as well as distribute service parts in the region, company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network.

"Russia has a tradition of embracing advanced equipment and modern agricultural and forestry management practices," said Deere & Company Chairman and CEO Samuel R. Allen at the facility's grand opening ceremony.

"These are critical to the health and development of large-scale farming and forestry. They also tend to be a good match for the capabilities of John Deere products."

Deere has said that the new Domodedovo facility will include a new EurAsia Parts Distribution Center and manufacture products for the company's two major divisions, including large tractors and combines for use in agriculture and a series of products for use in construction and forestry.
Allen said, in addition to the new Domodedovo location, John Deere has a manufacturing site in Orenburg, offices in St. Petersburg and Moscow and over 70 sales and service locations located in Russia.

John Deere is a world leader in providing advanced products and services for agriculture, forestry, construction, lawn and turf care, landscaping and irrigation.