EXPORT CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OF GRAIN FARMS IN THE SAMARA REGION
Over the past few years, the supply in the grain market of the Samara region has substantially exceeded demand for it. This leads to a reduction in intraregional prices and, accordingly, to a reduction in the yield of grain-producing farms. To stabilize the situation in the regional grain market, taking into account the geographic location of the region, it is necessary to expand the export of grain and products of its processing. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the perspective directions of the development of the export potential of the grain industry in the Samara region and prepare proposals for their implementation. Key methods: theoretical analysis, computational-constructive, comparison method, economic-statistical method. The paper analyzes the export potential of grain production in the Samara region and suggests specific measures aimed at its comprehensive implementation in conditions of global competition. Particular attention is paid to the development of deep grain processing in the region, which will not only increase the regional value added, but also ensure the removal of surplus grain from the market. To achieve these goals, it is necessary to monitor and manage risks that could negatively affect the export of grain from the region; first of all, phytosanitary security of the territory should be ensured. The implementation of recommendations proposed in the article on the development of the interregional grain trade and logistics complex in the Samara region will make it possible to turn the region into one of the largest export grain centers in the country.
Keywords: grain production, export, logistics, infrastructure, state support.
Highlights:
• the growth rates of grain production in the Samara region outpaces the growth rates of its consumption, which leads to an imbalance in the regional grain market;
• it is possible to achieve sustainable development and high profitability of the grain business in the region in a strategic perspective due to its inclusion in the world grain trade, stimulation of grain exports;
• to develop the export potential of the grain economy of the Samara region, it is necessary to develop and implement a set of measures aimed at modernizing the logistics infrastructure of the regional grain market, to develop deep grain processing, and to ensure phytosanitary security in the region.
Roman V. Nekrasov, Candidate of Economics, Associate Professor, Samara State University of Economics.