Sergei Sidorenko: Sown in Primorye goes as planned, all hope for good weather,

As reported
Press Service LAVS,
according sounded the information in its speed sown in 2013 slightly lower than last year. Agricultural producers are constantly adjusting plans for areas planted crops in order to meet deadlines planting. To date, the province planted 110 hectares of soybeans, 22 thousand hectares of rice, 8.5 million hectares of corn, 4 hectares of potatoes. It should be noted, the production of maize in the region built up every year, this kind of food went seaside poultry and livestock farms.

Sergei Sidorenko also spoke about the organizational measures to support the agricultural sector. The province operates a state program of agricultural development and regulation of agricultural products, raw materials and food, improving the standard of living of the rural population, is attracting investment from foreign companies in agriculture, there is a decrease in interest rates on loans to agricultural producers, is the construction of modern livestock farms in the Primorsky Territory.

For example, in the area Khankaisky introduced 600 new complex on skotomest, in the Saviour, Nadezhda and Michael regions completed the construction of modern facilities for 20 thousand pigs, built four thousand hectares of modern greenhouses. Talks with Japanese investors for the construction of agricultural holdings in the village Romanivka Shkotovsky district.

When the positive dynamics of the cattle and milk production, there are problems in the poultry industry, the production of poultry meat and eggs. The main problem - overstock shelves seaside shops of imported poultry and eggs from neighboring regions. Local farmers complain about the problem of marketing and pricing of retail chains.

Behavior of consumer prices was the subject of sharp discussion during the meeting of the deputies. Committee Chairman PC AP Food Policy and Environment Eugene Zotov asked whether the regional authorities leverage over retailers, significantly overstates the price of local products. Deputy Vladimir Grishukova interested reasons for the increase of imported products on the shelves of coastal and ways to reduce the cost of local agricultural producers.

As a result, members of the Legislative Assembly decided to discuss the situation with an increase in retail food prices at the meeting of the Committee on Food Policy and the Environment.

Another issue of concern to members, was the problem of the introduction of fallow land. "Today, it was noted that without the technical equipment of peasant farmers does not make sense to explore new lands, - said chairman of the Committee on Food Policy and Environmental Evgeni Zotov. - Every hundred hectares of plowed land requires an investment of one million dollars in modern technology. In Primorye a lot of unused land, but they are in different types of property: sold, given in units. standing overgrown and "do not work." And to attract big investors need a lot of vacant land. In animal needs land to grow feed for the production of vegetables and grain also need a lot of land. "

At the request of the deputies, Sergei Sidorenko also spoke about the major federal program in which the Primorsky Krai plans to participate in co-financing. "Last year, it was brought to the edge of more than 600 million rubles of federal funds. In 2013 we submitted an application to participate in the five programs for milk, pig farming, vegetable and potato, soybean, and the construction of grain storage facilities" - said the deputy governor PC Sergei Sidorenko.

Also during the meeting, Serey Sidorenko presented to the deputies appointed to the position of director of the department of fisheries and aquatic resources of Primorsky Krai, a member of the Legislative Assembly of IV convocation of Alexander the front.