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Slauta: State will purchase 2 mn MT grains
05.06.2007 10:32 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
While speaking on First National TV channel, Ukrainian Agrarian-Industrial Complex Vice Premier Viktor Slauta said he was certain State operators would succeed to purchase 2007 crop 2 mn MT grains in order to form domestic market 4 months food reserve.
«2 mn MT means 4 months reserve. I am certain we will buy this grains amount,» stated Slauta.
As to Agro Perspective earlier report, Verkhovna Rada is ready to allocate additional UAH270 mn from State budget to country agricultural companies to maintain 2007 grains crop.
Draft Law "About Bringing Changes into Law «About 2007 State Budget» was approved
in first reading by 383 people deputies against minimal necessary 226.
As to Government data, grains sown at 1015% southern regions areas have been destroyed by drought.
«This figure is serious and dangerous, yet not critical for country agrarian complex. As for me, I don’t see any reason to create panic,» said First Vice-Premier Myckola Azarov.
As to Agro Perspective, Cabinet is going to use UAH100 mn (from total UAH270 mn) to form State Food Reserve/execute mortgage grains purchases; UAH50 mn are to be used to purchase seeding material for agricultural companies suffered from drought; UAH120 mn are to be taken from Cabinet Reserve Fund to cover regions factual losses caused by drought.
As to Agro Perspective, sown crops have been destroyed by drought at 500,000 ha.
In meanwhile, country agrarians are resowing crops wherever possible.
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