The Cabinet was told why it is still not bought a Chinese buckwheat

Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Prisyajnyuk Nicholas said that Ukraine had failed to purchase buckwheat in China because of its crop in this country are collected in January-February, He said this in Shuster Live TV show at the First National Channel, UNIAN reports . "I do not have intervened in the autumn for one reason: because the harvest of buckwheat in China are collected in late January - early February. In the fall of buckwheat in China was not. And now we reach agreement. Do not we as a state, and businessmen ... in order to bring buckwheat ", - said Prisyajnyuk. In addition, the Minister said that until the new crop buckwheat will be exempt from import duties, and possibly from VAT. "Despite the fact that there is a shortage of food and agricultural products to foreign markets is quite difficult to leave. Because this market is tough enough. I think that this signal, which occurred this year with buckwheat, - a signal to ensure that we always had forecast balances, the state is required to make forward purchases of those types of agricultural products, which is sensitive, "- noted the Minister. We recall how the press service of Ministry of Agricultural Policy, held talks on the supply of 20 thousand tons of buckwheat from China. Buckwheat from China can come to Ukraine until the end of March. Similar work is underway with producers from the Netherlands and Poland. It is planned to release imported buckwheat from duties and VAT.