Industry unions have strongly opposed Ministry of Agriculture’s initiative to condition preferential loans with the purchase of locally produced VMPs

17/08/2022

Industry unions have strongly opposed the idea of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia to allocate preferential loans for the purchase of veterinary medicinal products only if at least 50% of Russian-made VMPs are purchased. Associations of poultry farmers, and meat and milk producers saw the risks of reducing the efficiency and considered it expedient not to limit the availability of drugs of foreign production.

Kommersant newspaper original outlet (available in Russian)