OREANDA-NEWS. December 07, 2007. From February till June of 2008 in Amur region will come 100 new combines and 100 tractors, reported the press-centre of Agromashholding.

New equipment delivery Agreements recently have been signed by regional Ministry of agriculture, “Agro” state company, “Peterburg tractor plant” CJSC and “Krasnoyarsk combine plant” JSC.

In the end of November Amur region has been visited by President of “Agromashholding” JSC Natalya Partasova and General director of “Peterburg tractor plant” CJSC Aleksandr Krykunov. During the visit representatives of regional government and “Agro” company agreed with chiefs of enterprises about deliveries of new equipment.

Amur agrarians will harvest with “Kirovets” tractors and “Ruslan” combines. Region will purchase tractors with 16% sale, and combines with 20% sale.

“Agro” company will purchase equipment in down payment for 5 years. Total amount of purchase is 700 mln. rubles. First 15 tractors and 30 combines will come to the region almost in February. Rest of equipment will come to the end of June.

“First 40 combines and 10 tractors will go to Zavitinsky district, where at the basis of “Rus” farm “Agro” company will create large agricultural company “Rus” JSC, - said director of “Agro” company Artem Khamidullin - We think that in the next year “Rus” will sow with soybeans and grain apprx. 18 thousand ha. We’re planning to create several universal agricultural enterprises with state capital participation. Possibly, next such projects will be executed in Seryshevsky and Blagoveshchensk districts. Part of equipment we will send to their enterprises. Aso we’re ready to lease these combines and tractors to all interested person”.