The state is ready to support the pig producers next year

Submitted by bashun on Tue, 11/14/2017 - 09:55

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy also plans to partially compensate the pork producers for investment in improving the biosafety of pig complexes.

This is reported by http://agravery.com.

First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Maksym Martyniuk noted that the main task for the next year was to increase the number of cattle and pigs. Accordingly, support will be directed to programs that will help realize this goal.

First of all, pig production will remain a subsidized industry. The Deputy Minister noted that the results of this year show that only poultry farmers "chose" their 2 billion UAH. The remaining branches, including pigs - only 1 billion UAH. Accordingly, next year, when the amount of subsidy for the company will be limited to 150 million UAH, support should be enough for everyone.

According to Martyniuk, another important program for the development of the industry is a partial refund of interest on loan rates. It is provided for 2 billion UAH.
As a result of the discussions, it was decided that these funds would not be divided (to compensate for the cost of building livestock complexes and reimbursement for loans), but would direct the entire amount to reimburse interest on loan rates.

At the same time, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy has a decision to note the producers: there is a risk that the program will only work for a year, and loans are attracted for a long period. The proposal of the department is to immediately transfer to the special account of the economy as much money as the au pair is necessary to reimburse the interest for two or even three years. In this case, the amount put into the program - 2 billion, is justified.

On the development of breeding pig production in the budget is laid 300 million UAH. The Ministry is aware of the problem voiced by pork producers, only purebred pigs are considered tribal, and hybrid ones do not fall under this definition. The department undertakes to get involved in resolving the issue next year.

An important aspect for the production of pork programs aimed at reducing the risks associated with ASF in Ukraine. First of all, the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection  should allocate 680 million UAH. The purpose of these funds is not only planned anti-epizootic measures, but also compensation for the value of livestock in the risk zones around the ASF outbreaks. This will significantly speed up and guarantee compensation for the population.

Another program aimed at combating the ASF in Ukraine is the state co-financing of livestock pig farm insurance programs.

In addition, manufacturers noted a significant problem for the development of the industry - significant difficulties with obtaining permits for the reconstruction and construction of complexes. The Ministry undertook to hold a series of meetings with the relevant services and to establish their cooperation with the business.
 

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