On December 30, Russia purchased over 125 thsd tonnes of grains to the state intervention fund

On December 30, 2009, the National commodity exchange (Russia) provided the regular exchange auction within the bounds of the state purchasing interventions on the market of grains. The government purchased 125.685 thsd tonnes of grains at the general sum of 446.56 mln RUR, declared the media department of CJSC National commodity exchange.

During the whole auction period, the government purchased 1.48 mln tonnes of grains from agricultural producers, including 1.14 mln tonnes of 3-grade wheat, 277.96 thsd tonnes of 4-grade wheat, and 62.1 thsd tonnes of rye, at the general sum of 4.68 bln RUR.

The average weighted price of 3-grade wheat, purchased to the intervention fund, totaled 4079.8 RUR/t, 4-grade wheat – 3539.5 RUR/t, rye – 2375.9 RUR/t.

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