June 4, 2008

Russian government to buy 2 million tonnes of feed grains in 2008

The Russian government plans to buy 2 million tonnes of feed grain in 2008, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said Tuesday (June 2, 2008) at an agriculture meeting in the city of Cheboksary, Prime-Tass news agency reported.

The feed grain will be supplied to producers facing shortages, Zubkov said.