OREANDA-NEWS The volume of sales of agricultural machinery under the subsidy program for manufacturers of discounts on its purchase amounted to 5.7 thousand units in January-August 2026, during which period 6 billion rubles out of 10 billion rubles provided for in the federal budget of the Russian Federation for this year were allocated to the program, the government's press service reported following a meeting on the development of the agricultural sector. mechanical engineering.

The meeting was chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Finance, key manufacturers of agricultural machinery and industry associations.

"The participants discussed the current situation in the industry, the implementation of major investment projects, as well as proposals to stimulate investment activity. Manturov stressed the need for further active work on the development and development of new types of equipment, the Russian analogues of which had not previously been presented on the market," the Cabinet said in a statement.

The government, "in the face of market compression," plans to extend all industry-specific measures to stimulate demand for the next year, as well as launch new ones and increase R&D funding.

"Special attention will be paid to tools aimed at supporting the development of new types of agricultural machinery and equipment and the modernization of existing models. In particular, it is planned to increase the volume of subsidizing R&D, launch a program to "grow" components," the press release says.