Governor Viktor Nazarov: The agricultural machinery production market is extremely promising for the Omsk region

In the interview «Rossiyskaya Gazeta» Head of the region Viktor NazarovёHe presented the results of the outgoing year, describing its features for the Omsk region and the most important events.

The main events of the year include 300- the anniversary of Omsk. The city celebrated its anniversary with the largest population in its history – 1, 178 millions of people and significantly transformedёBut it's not. In sports, the main achievement of the region was that three out of four Omsk athletes returned from the Olympic Games in Rio with medals.. 

In the economy, the Omsk region relies on high technologies, the development of industry and agriculture. The agro-industrial complex is steadily developing. «This is very important for us, given that we rely on the agricultural sector. Behind 9 months the volume of gross output exceeded 100 billion rubles. Compared to last year, we are in the black», - noted by Viktor Nazarov.

According to statistics, the Omsk region has the lowest prices for basic foodstuffs in Siberia, and the region ranks eighth in the country. «If you look specifically at products, the low price of bread, for example, is largely associated with good harvests. This year, for example, about 3,5 million tons of grain. This 9 location by country. The grain quality is good, and it makes high-quality flour. There is no shortage in the market, and competition is high. There is no monopoly, no price collusion», - He told me «Rossiyskaya Gazeta» The governor. – «There is also an excess of milk, about 40% we supply raw materials outside the Omsk region. Again, there is a lot of competition among processors, and as a result – some of the lowest prices. We have large production volumes for pork and poultry. Potatoes were overproduced last year, and the wholesale price dropped to 5 rubles per kg. 2016 It was also a fruitful year. The excess potatoes were sold, including to regions affected by adverse weather conditions, such as Buryatia.».

The Omsk region not only fully provides itself with all the necessary products, but has also been actively involved in the modernization of production facilities in recent years. The more automated the processes are, the lower the cost of production and the lower the price for the consumer. The regional authorities help local producers expand their sales markets, enter large networks, and trade at fairs without intermediaries. The system of providing subsidies to entrepreneurs who process agricultural products also brings its results.

«I recently instructed the regional government to work out support measures for agricultural machinery manufacturers as well. In the summer, we participated in «The bottom of the field» in Barnaul. They marched there in a column, with trawls, carrying Omsk equipment. They returned empty, everything was sold out in the very first hours of the exhibition. Our agricultural machinery is already being produced 25 Of course, it is several times cheaper than foreign products, and the quality is no longer inferior to imported ones.», - The Governor thinks so.

The year before last, Omsk manufacturers sold equipment worth more than 1 billion rubles, in the past – on 1,5 billion, in this – The figure is already approaching 2 billion rubles.

«The market is extremely promising. And over the past couple of years, Russia has made a tremendous leap forward. - absolutely. But for some types of equipment, there is still complete import dependence.», - the head of the region noted.

As for the competitiveness of the machine-building complex in the region, about two-thirds of whose output is accounted for by Omsk defense enterprises, it is ensured by large-scale modernization of production facilities, including software «Flight», where a project of national importance is being implemented – «The hangar», at the unification of them. Baranova, where they produce components for aviation equipment, on «Omsktransmash», where they make combat vehicles and much more.

«Not all defense projects can be openly discussed. But I am proud that Omsk provides the country with high-tech products that ensure its security. I am proud that in most cases all these products are either at the forefront of the world's achievements in science and technology, or even ahead of it. I set the task for my government to do everything possible to ensure that the potential that we have preserved and multiplied, despite any crises and difficulties, continues to work for Russia's authority and respect in the international arena.», - Governor Viktor Nazarov emphasized in an interview with the publication.