Authors: O. S. KARASHСHUK, candidate of economic sciences, associate professor,
A. F. NIKISHIN, candidate of technical sciences, associate professor, Russian University of Economics named after G. V. Plekhanov (36 Stremyanny Lane, 117997, Moscow; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Keywords: agriculture, import substitution, market, agricultural products, food security, imports, food product, healthy food.
Abstract. The reduction of imports in Russia is an important instrument of state regulation. This measure is aimed at ensuring the pro- tection of the interests of domestic producers of agricultural products and the formation of an effective market. The purpose of writing this work was to study the current state of import substitution in the market of agricultural products in Russia to deter- mine its future prospects. Methods of grouping, comparison, statistical evaluation, correlation analysis were used for the study. The study showed that food security in Russia is not provided for beef meat, as well as dairy products. Consumption of the most important food products in Russia does not meet the rational standards for vegetables and melons, fruits and berries, milk and dairy products. At the same time, the replacement of imports in the domestic market of Russia is successfully carried out, the share of imports in the commodity resources of food products is reduced and amounted to 23 % in 2017. And the share of imports by individual agricultural products is even lower. But for a number of goods import substitution lags behind, including dairy products. In some regions, the importance of different types of products varies and is mainly determined by the natural and climatic conditions that form their specialization, and also depends on the policies of regional authorities that set priorities. For further development of the market of agricultural products in Russia, efforts should be directed to improving the logistics of agriculture, the formation of agricultural clusters, the creation of effective agro-franchise, participation in international or- ganizations to support the development of agriculture, reorientation to the production of healthy food. Thus, the main efforts should be directed to the application of organizational measures that contain a significant untapped potential for the growth of the market under study.
