The Ministry of Agriculture and agrarians did not support the increase in fertilizer prices
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The Ministry of Agriculture did not support the increase in prices for mineral fertilizers for Russian farmers, as this may lead to an increase in the cost of agricultural products. Such a decision may lead to a decrease in their availability to agricultural producers and a significant increase in the cost of agricultural products, the press service of the department told Izvestia. Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak instructed the Ministry of Agriculture to work on this issue together with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
"Currently, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture sees no reason to index the selling prices of mineral fertilizers. Such a decision may lead to a decrease in the availability of fertilizers for agricultural producers and a significant increase in the cost of agricultural production," the ministry's press service said.
At the same time, they noted that the current price limits set in the trade and sales policies of manufacturers of fertilizers have not been achieved by all companies. At the same time, the Ministry of Agriculture is ready to consider reasonable proposals from interested parties to develop optimal solutions, the Ministry of Agriculture clarified.
The decision to raise marginal prices for mineral fertilizers at the present time may seriously slow down the development of the industry, Babken Ispiryan, Deputy chairman of the Council of the People's Farmer Association, told Izvestia. According to him, in the last few years the cost of agricultural products has not increased, while the profitability of production, especially in crop production, on the contrary, shows a decrease.
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