June 12 2002, 09:29 APK-Inform

Diesel becomes more expensive leaving the grain prices where they were

APK-Inform reports that Ukrainian Vice-Premier Leonid Kozachenko believes that diesel fuel price jumps will not seriously affect prices for grain.

He declared that diesel prices jumped by 35% but this situation should not continue for a long time. On top of this about 80% of Ukrainian farmers have already purchased their required amounts of fuel by now.