The state on Thursday, September 8, on the fourth day of purchasing grain interventions, bought from agricultural producers of the Crimea 4050 tonnes of grain 39,588 million rubles, the press service of the Crimean stock exchange. This corresponds to the amount of grain a week earlier.

In total, the auction was attended by 20 companies, 7 deals have been made.

Most (2,700 tons by 27.78 million) was purchased wheat of the 4th class at an average price of 10 290 rubles per ton, wheat of 5th class purchased 11.8 million rubles (1350 tonnes) 8 745 rubles per ton.

Recall that the first auction within the framework of the purchasing interventions on the grain market of the crop of 2016 was held in the Crimea on August 19.

In four trading days the government bought from farmers of the Crimean Peninsula 16,875 thousand tons of wheat of the 4th class 171,2 million roubles, of 9.45 thousand tons of wheat of 5th class at 82.9 million and of 2.43 tonnes of barley 19.4 million.

As reported, this year Crimean agrarians harvested about 1.5 million tons of grain and can sell to the state Fund for agricultural year (July 2016-June 2017) to 100 thousand tons.

In 2016, the Ministry of agriculture has approved a minimum price for procurement interventions on wheat of 3rd grade - 10 900 rubles per ton, wheat 4-go a class - 10 400 rubles. The price of wheat of 5th class is 8 800 rubles, rye - 7 400 rubles, barley - 8 000 rubles and corn - 7 900 rubles per ton.

It is planned to start in September the purchase of intervention in the Volga region, Siberia and the Urals