OREANDA-NEWS. October 02, 2008. At present the Ukrainian Agrarian Fund purchased almost 900 thousand tons of grain in order to form the state food reserve. At the same time, 287 thousand tons are already included in the reserve, Deputy Agrarian Minister Yaroslav Hadzalo told the 8th International Conference "Grain Industry - 2008: Market, Investments, Infrastructure".

According to him, the Agrarian Fund also keeps on purchasing both bread and fodder grain. Besides the fund intends to start purchasing maize and barley included in the list of items for state price coordination.

According to the resolution of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers on addition to the list of items for state price coordination for 2008/2009 marketing year of September 10, the list of items of state price coordination in 2008/2009 marketing year including wheat, rye, sugar was enhanced due to wheat flour, barley and maize.

For barley and flour the marketing year was set starting from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 and for maize - from September 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.