This should be a commercial organization, he told reporters on Friday. "I am against the Federal state unitary enterprise. I believe that the focus should be on commercial organizations, joint-stock company, - he said. - And where it has to be created - under the Ministry of agriculture or in one of the development institutions, for example, when Rosselkhozbank, we have "Rosagroleasing", is to discuss."

According to him, it is now being discussed, but decision yet.

"But, I repeat, not a Federal enterprise or budgetary institution, namely joint stock company", - he said.

JSC "United grain company" (UGC) functions as the operator of the state intervention Fund of grain. The state owns 50% plus 1 share of UGC. The second shareholder of the Summa group, which acquired its stake in 2012 for 5.95 billion rubles.

Privatization plan for 2017-2019 provides for the termination of participation of Russia in the authorized capital of UGC. Investment consultant for the sale of the state share in the UGC was chosen "VEB Capital" ("daughter" of Vnesheconombank).

As reported, before the privatization of the powers of UGC can be derived from the function regarding state purchasing interventions on the market of agricultural products. Discussed the option of transferring these functions to the Federal state unitary enterprise, which will be specially established under the Ministry of agriculture.

Earlier in September, agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev said that he does not consider the form of the FSUE only to perform functions of the state agent for the disposal of the state grain intervention Fund.

"In any case, it is clear that if the UGC is privatized, the function of state agent for the intervention should be given to another organization. This is due, in particular, with the issue of safety of stocks of Federal intervention Fund," - he said "Interfax".