OREANDA-NEWS. November 01, 2010. The Government sent to the Parliament as urgent a bill on auction implementation for quotas on grain exports, which set transparent and competitive conditions for operators of the grain market. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said at the Cabinet session.

"We asked the Parliament to adopt as urgent a bill on auction implementation for quotas on grain exports. So we offer operators of the grain market transparent, fair, competitive mechanism. You are welcome, there are quota available today - compete for it at the auction"- the Head of the Government stressed and added that the Government also decides on the issue of export of the grain which is already loaded on vessels.

The Prime Minister said that the European Commission asked the Government to implement rapidly a transparent process of quotas, verifying the Government to impose quotas: "This is how we act."

Mykola Azarov said that the Government decided to export quotas for grain due to food security of the country and run on the situation on world markets caused by grain shortages. "Excitement about the shortage of grain on the world market makes a huge pressure on our domestic market, and so it is clear that the duty of the Government in any country in the world is to protect, above all, its domestic market. Exports quota for strategic products for the state in these conditions is a civilized practice that the foreign partners of Ukraine fully understand and support" - he stressed.
PM reported that this year Ukraine exported more than 5 million tons of grain. "This year Ukraine has already exported more than 5 million tons of grain, i.e., traders were able to implement their interests to the extent that the harvest of this year allowed. And farmers could receive the funds necessary for the autumn and spring field work" - the head of the Government noted.

Thus, Mykola Azarov said that food security of the population until the next harvest in the state is provided. He said the Government has set a task to buy grain to regional stocks. But, already next year a substantial increase in production of meat, milk and other animal products is to start.