The government is not going to open the inventory buckwheat from the reserve, to reduce the price of cereal, media reported. A source in the Cabinet office said that at present there is no need to print stocks buckwheat, located in the Reserve.

Before the media reported that the Russian authorities are preparing to start selling buckwheat from the state reserves against the background of rising prices. About this informed the development Director of the Association of producers and suppliers of food products "Rusprodsoyuz" Dmitry Vostrikov and Executive Director of the Association of retail companies Andrey Karpov, reports "Interfax" with reference to "Kommersant".

Information about opening reserves confirmed by the press Secretary Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, curator of agriculture, Aliya Samigullina. According to her, the government, relevant ministries and agencies considering this issue.

Previously the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation reported that buckwheat in Russia will be enough for everyone. "Russia takes the first place in the world for the production of buckwheat, "the statement said. Rational norm of consumption of buckwheat per person is 3.5 kg per year. Therefore, in Russia the need for the culture of 550 thousand tons".

"According to statistics, this year in all categories of farms of the Russian Federation sown area was 1014,6 thousand hectares or 92,8% to last year. The space has been reduced due to the overproduction of cereals in the previous year, resulting in grain prices were low. Note that in the whole country the average annual grain production for five years amounted to 0.7 million tons (almost at the level of average).

Threshed buckwheat with square 738,2 thousand hectares or 97.3% of the total area. Harvested 744,6 thousand tons with an average yield of 10.1 t/ha (last year on this date it was harvested 584,7 thousand tonnes per square 521,8 thousand hectares and yield of 11.2 kg/ha). This amount is enough to provide pellets of the population, and taking into account the carry-over stocks is the possibility of exporting. The remaining square beveled in rolls and is under the snow. Under favorable conditions in spring, these areas can be corn. This experience in Siberia there", - the report of the agricultural Department.

In the Altai region, the message portal Agro2b.ru, shelves with buckwheat in the region was deserted, and suppliers hold the goods in anticipation of further price increases.

In response to increased demand for buckwheat "Arguments and facts" published the review "Not a common buckwheat. 6 useful croup, which will enrich your table. The review notes that the price of alternative grains does not exceed 25 rubles.