The state will provide additional support to the agricultural sector in order to prevent a rise in prices, said the Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev on the air of the Russia 1 TV channel in an interview with the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin “.
According to him, despite the stability of prices, vegetables, potatoes and meat are becoming more expensive.
“In this regard, we will increase state support for these industries and, among other things, we will work with networks,” he said (quoted by TASS).
In the context of the global crisis, food prices continue to rise, so it is important “to decouple domestic prices from those on world markets,” Patrushev added, stressing that the authorities will not allow a shortage of food in the country.
In October, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture said that the government would allocate an additional 5 billion rubles in 2022. on the development of vegetable growing, which will increase the volume of production of potatoes and vegetables in the organized sector by 15%. In addition, another 10 billion rubles will be allocated this year. subsidies to compensate livestock enterprises for part of the cost of purchasing feed.
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