Modern industry specialization and optimization of the production structure of hop-growing farms in Russia

Issue № 10, 2025, article № 3, pages 24-30

Section: Economic mechanism of managing

Language: Russian

Original language title: СОВРЕМЕННАЯ ОТРАСЛЕВАЯ СПЕЦИАЛИЗАЦИЯ И ОПТИМИЗАЦИЯ ПРОИЗВОДСТВЕННОЙ СТРУКТУРЫ ХМЕЛЕВОДЧЕСКИХ ХОЗЯЙСТВ РОССИИ

Keywords: HOPS, HOP GROWING, SPECIALIZATION, PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION, ADDED VALUE, FULL PRODUCTION CYCLE, PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION, COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

Abstract: Specialization of an organization is essential for ensuring its economic efficiency. Global hop-growing companies are becoming more specialized every year, increasing the area under hops per farm. On average, in the USA, the concentration of hop gardens per farm is 350 hectares, in China - 78 hectares, in the Czech Republic - 42 hectares, in Germany - 20 hectares, etc. At the same time, the number of farms engaged in hop growing is decreasing. In Russia, operating hop gardens are mainly located in agricultural organizations; in 2024, they accounted for about 98% of all areas under the crop. According to the results of our study, modern hop-growing farms in Russia can currently be combined into two large groups: the first is narrow-profile enterprises that fully specialize in hop production. Examples of such farms are newly created hop-growing farms in the Chuvash Republic and Krasnodar Krai. Most often, such organizations are formed by larger parent companies that are competent in matters of the hop market, financially stable and actually or potentially have the ability to launch a full cycle of production, processing and storage of hops and hop products. The second group is traditional hop-growing farms that combine the cultivation of mass crops and hops with the maintenance of dairy cattle. Thanks to these farms, it was possible to preserve hop production in the Chuvash Republic. According to our estimates, the drivers of industry growth will be highly specialized enterprises that can potentially quickly increase the area under hops, and traditional hop-growing farms will contribute to the stable development of the industry.

Authors: Afanaseva Olesia Gennadevna