grain procurement agencies

Grain procurement crisis disrupts the NEP settlement

📅 31 December 1927

By the end of 1927, state grain procurement had fallen short as peasants withheld grain they considered underpriced. The crisis exposed a central tension of NEP: the state wanted cheap food and...

Central directive demands a harsher grain procurement campaign

📅 6 January 1928

A Central Committee directive sent to local party organizations demanded intensified grain procurement as the shortfall in state purchases deepened. Authorities used criminal law, searches and...