Despite the recession, profitability has increased in some industries, such as livestock and dairy production. Fastova noted that agriculture showed good results in 2024: the index of physical volume of agricultural products increased by 110.5% compared to the base year of 2021. This was made possible by a record amount of government support in the amount of 665 billion rubles.
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In 2025, 48 billion rubles will be allocated for preferential loans for farmers, which is 2.2 times more than in 2024. 34.1 billion rubles are provided for short-term loans (17.5 billion rubles were issued in 2024). A significant increase in allocations is envisaged for investment lending of 14.6 billion rubles, compared with 4 billion rubles in 2024.
Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture reported a 2.5-fold decrease in seed imports to Russia over the year.
