OREANDA-NEWS. On July 27, 2009 During its away session in Dnipropetrovsk region the Government approved 20 documents directed to support of agrarian sector. The Prime Minister announced during the away session of the Government dedicated to the situation in agro-industrial complex and implementation of measures determined by laws of Ukraine, acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine directed to development of the branch.

According to Yulia Tymoshenko, the Government, in particular, activated work of the Agrarian Fund and during two weeks already, at the account of the fund, is buying grain from agrarians at minimal purchasing prices. “I wish to emphasize the Government will further be an active participant of the market, we will be purchasing grain at minimal prices which are completely repayable and profitable for agrarian producers,” Yulia Tymoshenko noted.

Moreover, the Gov’t endorsed a decision on simplifying a procedure of issuing permits for purchase of grain to the Agrarian Fund. According to the Premier, pursuant to one more decision of the Government the Agrarian Fund shall purchase grain including from non-certified stores. Yulia Tymoshenko informed in total around UAH 3 billion is planned to allocate for purchasing grain.

At this, Yulia Tymoshenko announced she wished to refute statements that the Agrarian Fund has no resources: “It is absolutely far from truth”. As she put it, the Agrarian Fund possesses approximately one billion hryvnyas on the accounts. The PM added the Gov’t plans to actively fill the Agrarian Fund with money obtained from sales of grain of last year’s yield.

The Prime Minister called on agrarians not to hurry with sales of this year’s harvest, as according to her in several months grain on world markets will be 1.5fold higher at least.

Besides, Yulia Tymoshenko aired during the Governmental sitting information was heard concerning introduction of advanced technologies of growing grain, which would enable to cut prime cost of a ton of grain twofold. According to the Head of Government, the meeting resulted into approval the decision to elaborate a respective National Strategic Program on introduction of the mentioned technology within a month.