Dmitry Ushakov, First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Omsk Region, and Sergey Pushkin, General Director of New Onshore Grain Corridor LLC, discussed the implementation of an investment project for the construction and further operation of a linear elevator with a capacity of 200 thousand tons of one-time storage and the development of contract production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds. The volume of private investments will amount to 5 billion rubles, 120 jobs will be created.
"Creating comfortable conditions for investors is a task set for the regional government by Governor Alexander Burkov. Each investor is accompanied at all stages by the Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency. The creation of an elevator, one of the largest in Siberia, is an important project. Which will provide additional jobs and tax revenues to the regional budget. In addition, it helps to ensure the food safety of our region and neighboring regions," he notedDmitry Ushakov.
Currently, the investor is carrying out preparatory work on land plots. The company has been offered investment support tools to create the transport, energy and engineering infrastructure necessary for the implementation of investment projects. In addition, the provision of a land plot for rent without bidding is being considered as a regional measure.
"The Omsk region will be part of a network of 7 of the largest linear elevators in the regions of Russia, which are integrated into a unique system of "contract production", an internationally recognized mechanism for the production of export-oriented products with formula pricing. Thanks to contract manufacturing, taking into account the level of development of modern technologies, in the long term we plan to increase agricultural production in Russia beyond the Urals from today's 20 million tons per year to 80 million tons, which will allow our country to become a leading player in the food market in this macroregion," said the General Director of Novy Sukhoputny LLC. Grain Corridor" by Sergey Pushkin.
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This investment project in the Omsk region is part of the large-scale project "New Onshore Grain Corridor" for the construction of a network of the largest linear elevators in the territory of the subjects of the Russian Federation, which are part of the Ural, Siberian and Far Eastern Federal districts, with a total capacity of 1.4 million tons of one-time storage (seven linear elevators with a one-time storage capacity of 200 thousand tons each) and "Zabaikalsky Grain Terminal with a transshipment capacity of 8 million tons per year in the Trans-Baikal Territory, 4 km away. from the border with China. The LRT is scheduled to be commissioned in September 2022 as part of the Eastern Economic Forum.