In the amendments to 2008 State Budget the Government has provided for an increase by 0.5 bn UAH of financing of Agrarian fund targeting stabilizing of market prices and prevention from cornering crops at prices lower than the market ones.

This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko during the selector meeting with heads of regional state administrations, according to the government’s press-office.

The Gov’t approved resolutions concerning price making according to which the state will purchase crops, notably, the third class of crops – 1251 UAH and at the account of Agrarian fund and State Reserve it intends to take surplus from market aiming prevention of landslide of prices.