This week was the Federal teleconference on preparations for spring field work. It was attended not only by regional authorities of agriculture, representatives of the supply bases and factories, but also authorized banks. They talked about retooling the situation in crop production and measures of state support.

Until 1 April 2018, the regions should report to the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation on the condition of winter crops, as well as the results for overwintering. The Minister of agriculture and food of the Maxim of Chekonov told about the state of Affairs in the Omsk region. He is concerned about the rise in gasoline prices. By March 21 in Omsk agricultural companies selected farms LLC "Gazpromneft Regional sales" 84% summer diesel fuel the volume of March of the current year.

With 2012 in the region have acquired equipment in the amount of 3.3 million rubles. In 2017 purchased 182 units of machinery and equipment in the amount of 650 million rubles.

Then at the regional level of government introduced a subsidy for the purchase of forage equipment. Thus, in 2 times increased rate of updates of harvesters.

It is worth remembering that 2018 for the purchase of equipment for application of mineral and organic fertilizers were introduced to the subsidy. According to forecasts, the Omsk enterprises of AIC this year will acquire 1160 units of machinery and equipment by 2.5 billion rubles.

The Director of the Department of crop production, mechanization, chemicalization and plant protection Ministry of agriculture Pyotr Chekmarev promised to intensify work with the Ministry of energy and fuel companies to lower prices for petroleum products.

Recall that the acting Governor of the Omsk region Alexander Burkov also carries on negotiations with "Gazprom oil" on the reduction of fuel prices. He instructed Maxim Chegusova to follow the lack of speculation on the benefits of fuel and to make the Omsk farmers did not buy a substitute from middlemen and scammers.

Source: www.om1.ru/