In the Irkutsk region of 70% of all agricultural machinery is beyond the amortization period. The ratio of its retirement from use and a half times higher than the rate of renewal. On 8 June told journalists the Minister of agriculture Ilya Sumarokov. The need for agricultural machinery in the region is not currently satisfied.

"Instead of having to update the fleet with 10 to 12%, we do it by only 4 - 6%. Although forage harvesters Park in the past year updated by 10%. Nicely, we every year need to buy 300 new tractors. In the past year purchased 133 tractors", - said the Minister.

Speaking about the availability of agricultural machinery in the region, the Minister said that in the Irkutsk region, there are 130 sowing complexes, nine of which are purchased in 2016 and 3.8 thousand tractors, of which 380 - Petersburg tractor plant.

I. Sumarokov reminded that the Irkutsk region and the company signed a cooperation agreement, under which the planned measures for technical re-equipment of agricultural production, the objectives of organizations of the agroindustrial complex of the region agricultural machinery, spare parts and technical service.

"In the framework of this agreement for the region has a quota and these cats has increased. This year the region plans to buy three times more tractors than in the past", - said the Minister.

In addition, he said, will be developed by the special programme for the delivery of technology to producers of the Irkutsk region, which provides for the purchase of tractors in leasing, as well as compensation of interest rates on loans.

"The factory is willing to compensate 5% of the interest rate. If the area will take an additional 5%, and will take out a commercial loan at 14%, then the producers will stay pay only 4%", - said I. Sumarokov.