About this report "Izvestia" with reference to the letter of the Ministry signed by the Director of the Department for regulation of markets of agriculture Anatoly Kutsenko.

The document notes that due to the reduction in the rate of operation of elevators on Saturdays and Sundays, and during gosprazdnikov loading grain into wagons for transportation is reduced by about 56.1% (or 58.3 thousand tonnes) to the level of loading on working days.

"Charge to organize the work for the loading of grain crops in weekends and holidays, work with consignors and consignees", — said in the letter.

In a press-service of the Ministry of agriculture explained that the Agency is the regulatory body for all enterprises whose activities are concerned with storing, processing, and loading of grain.

Russia this year gathered a record grain crop of 140 million tons, About 40 million tons of producers are going to supply to external markets. In such circumstances, the question of the operation of the elevators is becoming critical.