A. Pushkarev, together with the General Director of the Institute for agricultural market studies (IKAR) Dmitry Rylko, at a press conference presented the results of research conducted by VTSIOM. VTSIOM in April this year, interviewed the leaders and chief executives of 100 of the agricultural enterprises of Russia in 21 regions. The initiators of the research made by the ICAR and Syngenta.

The main part of respondents all-Russia centre of studying of public opinion (VTSIOM) the heads of agricultural enterprises of Russia intends in the current agricultural year to increase the income from sales of agricultural products, said the communications Manager of the company "Syngenta" Anton Pushkarev.
 

"Income from agricultural products in this season (1 July 2017 to 31 June 2018 – ed.) are planning to increase 84% of respondents to preserve last – 86%", — said Andrey Pushkarev at a press conference in the press center Agency "Interfax-Siberia" in Barnaul on Monday.

With more than a third of respondents said the 2016 the most successful over the past five years.

In addition, more than 70% of respondents have planned this season investment in their development. One third of farmers can significantly (by 30%) to increase capex.

Most households (71%) continue to use the credits. And the fifth part ready in 2017 to increase the volume of attracted funds.

"The optimism index in the agricultural sector remains high. I would say that there is stabilization of the index of optimism", — said General Director of IKAR Dmitry Rylko, adding that the results of the study coincide "with the personal feelings".

At the same time, Rylko said that the profitability of agribusiness in Russia is "in the opposite direction with the other countries of the far abroad", where the agricultural sector "there is no profit," although the economy while the "cost to close".

According to estimates ICARUS, the situation in the Russian agriculture may also change, although at the moment the sector is carried out measures to help counter-sanctions, the ruble devaluation and the good weather conditions in recent seasons.

Photo: fondvostok.ru