Against the backdrop of a gasoline shortage
Against the backdrop of a gasoline shortage, authorities proposed that farmers use stove fuel. The Ministry of Agriculture requested information from regional agricultural management bodies regarding agrarians' interest in purchasing stove fuel and diesel with...
Consensus
- The Ministry of Agriculture requested information from regional agricultural management leaders about farmers' interest in purchasing heating fuel and diesel fuel with high sulfur content.
- The proposal involves using fuel that does not meet even the 'Euro-2' standard, specifically diesel with sulfur content between 0.3% and 0.9%.
- The request was made on July 17 by Andrey Artikulov, director of the Department of Crop Production, Mechanization, Chemicalization, and Plant Protection.
- The government has allowed the circulation of fuel meeting 'Euro-3' standards until the end of the year.
Points of divergence
- Ministry of Agriculture requested information about farmers’ interest in purchasing heating fuel and diesel fuel with unspecified sulfur content. — tg_astrapress
- The proposal may appeal to owners of older machinery but not modern equipment, and the government considered returning to 'Euro-2' standards. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- In the wake of a gasoline shortage, authorities suggested farmers use stove fuel; Ministry of Agriculture requested regional officials' input on agrarians' interest in purchasing stove and diesel fuel with... — ASTRA
- In the wake of a gasoline shortage, authorities suggested farmers use heating fuel — ASTRA
- Farmers advised to switch to fuel with higher sulfur content — Коммерсантъ