Andrey Danilenko is again at struggle with Ministry of Agriculture
The main Russian “dairy lobbyist” Andrey Danilenko does not leave up hope to change the scheme of subsidies allocation among livestock farmers.
On October 8th Dmitry Medvedev hold a meeting in Voronezh Region devoted to situation in dairy sector. Dairy farming is the only among other agricultural sectors which is showing decrease in production – by 5% compared to 2012. The Prime Minister suggested to reconsider the scheme of subsidies allocation per liter of milk.
At the moment the government subsidizes 1.2 rubles per liter of Extra class milk and 0.4 rubles per liter of First class milk. Souzmoloko believes this scheme to result in corruption spreading and insists on equal subsidies to all milk classes.
Later a meeting was held in the Ministry and the majority of its participants supported differentiated scheme of subsidies allocation, though it was decided to cut the calf crop rating from 76 to 70 per 100 cows.
Souzmoloko was surprised to find out, that the question regarding subsidies allocation per liter of milk is settled and negotiated, as it was done without union’s participation. The working group membership raises doubts, believes Andrey Danilenko, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Dairy Producers Union, - it doesn’t contain representatives from Bashkortostan and Tatarstan, largest milk producers in the country.
