Penza, 7 August 2019. PenzaNews. Agricultural producers in the Penza region purchased 355 units of equipment worth 1.3 billion roubles since the beginning of 2019.

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According to the press service of the regional Ministry of Agriculture, the equipment included 89 tractors, 32 grain harvesters and 3 forage harvesters.

According to the department, farmers actively use such support measures as subsidies from the federal budget. Thus, in accordance with the decree of the Russian government as of December 27, 2012, 185 units of agricultural machinery were purchased.

56 units of equipment were purchased under the joint program of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and JSC Rosagroleasing which provides for the renewal of the machinery fleet in the agro-industrial complex through the leasing of production facilities.

In addition, the Penza region actively uses the mechanism of preferential crediting, thanks to which 128 units of agricultural equipment were delivered to the region.