"Thanks to your professionalism we have achieved significant results by implementing the most optimistic forecast, becoming a leader on the world grain market", - said Arkady Dvorkovich. He noted the high level of government support of the industry and reported that the Russian Government is considering the possibility of grain interventions in this agricultural year. In the stable state, in his opinion, can be expected to increase grain production by 50% from current volumes.

First Deputy Minister of agriculture of Russia Dzhambulat Hatuov welcomed the participants of the Congress in the name and on behalf of the Minister of agriculture of the Russian Federation Alexander Tkachev expressed confidence that RGU will continue cooperation with the Ministry of agriculture for development of Russian agriculture. He drew the attention of the RGU members that at the forefront is the issue of technical re-equipment of agriculture. Due to the concessional lending of farmers now have the opportunity to update the fleet of agricultural machinery, which in turn gave impetus to the development of domestic agricultural mechanical engineering. Additionally, it is more important become issues of increasing the profitability of the industry the production and sale of agricultural products, its profitability.

"Farmers have the opportunity to earn, to look with confidence to the future, largely thanks to government assistance. Every region has tremendous potential for growth of grain quality, for the development of the domestic market, improve the profitability of production", - said Dzhambulat Hatuov.

The forum participants also discussed the development of the industry in the medium term, the issues of production, storage and transportation of grain, preferential loans for the development of infrastructure in rural areas.

The President of the Russian grain Union Arkady Zlochevsky said that we are now exporting grain in 110 countries and in the near future can increase the yield in half to two times, which is necessary to build productive capacity.

The moderator of the forum were the Vice-President of the Russian grain Union, head of legal and analytical support of the Russian grain Union Alexander Korbut. The Congress was also attended by Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on agrarian and food policy and environmental management Mikhail Shchetinin, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma on agrarian questions Vladimir Kashin, the heads of the Department of agriculture, members of the Russian grain Union.

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