"The export of Siberian grain exports between September 2017 and January 2018 increased 13.5 times, compared to the prior comparable period (September 2016 - January 2017). In December 2017, the Ministry of agriculture of the Novosibirsk region has begun to implement the decree of the government of the Russian Federation. According to the decree, shippers carry grain at a zero rate", - stated in the message.

According to the regional Ministry of agriculture, from January 1, 2018, shipped a total of 747 cars, including the export took 513 of the cars. Every day the farmers of the area sent for 34 of the carriage, making from the region were shipped 53 thousand 600 tons of grain. It is expected that approved for the Novosibirsk region the limit of the preferential transport of grain to 100 thousand tons will be utilized in the 1 quarter of 2018. Now we come on Board in the territory of the Novosibirsk region is 110 cars.

Earlier it was reported that the decision on subsidising of expenses of the company "Russian Railways" for the transportation of grain in the amount of 3 billion rubles, prepared by the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation, came into force at the end of December 2017. The discount applies to the carriage of wheat, rye, oats, barley, corn, rice, buckwheat, beans, peas, beans and other crops. The reduction factor will apply until 30 June 2018.

In 2017 in Siberia has harvested a record grain crop of almost 17 million tons of grain, 700 million tons more than last year. Only in the Novosibirsk region collected more than 3 million tons of grain. In the fall of 2017 farmers in the region encountered difficulties in the shipments of grain for export. The Russian President then drew attention to the necessity of subsidizing rail transport of grain, including from Siberia.

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