United grain company is going to grow soya and other crops in the far East. The company's plans are reflected in a new strategy of development till 2020, approved in may by the Board of Directors and approved by the government. The planned project implementation period is 2 years.

In the initial plans UGC - soybean production in the Amur region, Khabarovsk and Primorye regions.

The company has not excluded that will also grow crops, such as corn. The total area of land for crops will be about 100 thousand hectares. The UGC did not specify whether the land in its ownership or be leased, assuming that both options are possible.

The company's specialists plan to harvest a 200 thousand tons, which will be sent to local processors, as well as for own needs UGC. The company cannot rule out the possibility of exports.

In the updated version of the strategy UGC total funds for the development until 2020 amounts to 52 billion rubles, which is 12 billion rubles more than it was a year earlier. A portion of these additional funds will be used to Finance crop areas, specified in the UGC.