13.05.2024, 13:59
In Russia, they are going to make agricultural machinery more expensive
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS The government is going to impose import duties on some types of agricultural machinery. A meeting on this issue at the Ministry of Agriculture was held on May 7, Kommersant writes.
Preparation for such a decision is related to the need to support domestic producers, which other departments insist on. Some interlocutors call the author of the initiative the Ministry of Industry and Trade, others — the Ministry of Economic Development.
It is proposed to set a rate of five percent for plows, rippers and cultivators, and two percent for precision seeders. Currently, the import of such equipment is not subject to duties.
Associations of the agro-industrial complex oppose the initiative because it will make equipment more expensive, and manufacturers already face a significant increase in costs.
Machinery, fuel, and materials are becoming more expensive, staff salaries are rising, and regulators are blocking product price increases. The low profitability of the business, even without duties, has led to agricultural enterprises reducing purchases of seeders and harrows.
Alexander Altynov, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Agricultural Machinery Dealers ASKHOD, noted that some of the equipment for which they want to impose duties is not produced in Russia, and the authors of the idea do not take into account either the needs of the market or the production possibilities. According to him, the government also does not mention the technical features of local equipment, which is why farmers most often choose imported ones.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, against the background of falling profitability of agricultural production, instructed to support farmers using domestic materials as a matter of priority and increase the availability of loans.
Preparation for such a decision is related to the need to support domestic producers, which other departments insist on. Some interlocutors call the author of the initiative the Ministry of Industry and Trade, others — the Ministry of Economic Development.
It is proposed to set a rate of five percent for plows, rippers and cultivators, and two percent for precision seeders. Currently, the import of such equipment is not subject to duties.
Associations of the agro-industrial complex oppose the initiative because it will make equipment more expensive, and manufacturers already face a significant increase in costs.
Machinery, fuel, and materials are becoming more expensive, staff salaries are rising, and regulators are blocking product price increases. The low profitability of the business, even without duties, has led to agricultural enterprises reducing purchases of seeders and harrows.
Alexander Altynov, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Agricultural Machinery Dealers ASKHOD, noted that some of the equipment for which they want to impose duties is not produced in Russia, and the authors of the idea do not take into account either the needs of the market or the production possibilities. According to him, the government also does not mention the technical features of local equipment, which is why farmers most often choose imported ones.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, against the background of falling profitability of agricultural production, instructed to support farmers using domestic materials as a matter of priority and increase the availability of loans.
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