Dmitry Medvedev announced about the expectations in terms of harvest of grain and vegetables the country, mentioning that the harvest campaign is not yet over.

"You can count on good results. Don't want to prejudge, but it will be the highest level in decades, maybe even in history. In a number of regions, if we talk about crop production, grain, the harvest is unprecedented. Never been" — said the Prime Minister.

However, Dmitry Medvedev said that the harvest is necessary not only to collect but also save.

"It is imperative that we jointly decided the transport and logistical problems", — he said.

The Russian government plans to reduce support to agriculture in 2017, said during a visit to Astrakhan region, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He recalled that Russia has significantly increased its support to agriculture in recent years.

"This year alone, the Federal budget allocated to agriculture 214 billion rubles Want to confirm that in next year not planning to reduce the amount of support. To reduce the amount of funds allocated for agriculture, not planned, despite the fact that the budget is very difficult formed, there are problems in the financial sector", — said the Prime Minister.