Price situation in the russian agri-food market: problems and solutions

Issue № 3, 2021, article № 1, pages 3-12

Section: Agrarian policy: problems and decisions

Language: Russian

Original language title: ЦЕНОВАЯ СИТУАЦИЯ НА АГРОПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННОМ РЫНКЕ РОССИИ: ПРОБЛЕМЫ И ПУТИ РЕШЕНИЯ

Keywords: PRICES, PRICE RELATIONS, WORLD PRICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FOOD, PRODUCTION, EXPORTS, GOVERNMENT REGULATION, PRICE STABILIZATION MECHANISMS

Abstract: The article is devoted to the problems of formation of prices and price relations in the agri-food market of Russia and the development of proposals for their improvement. The authors analyzed the dynamics of prices of the food chain in the markets of sunflower oil and oilseeds, sugar, cereals, milk and dairy products, meat. At the end of 2020, the price situation in the Russian agri-food market began to deteriorate, which was largely due to rising prices on world food markets and a decline in the national currency. High monthly increases in producer prices in agriculture were noted for cereals, sunflower seeds and sugar beet, which led to an increase in producer prices in the food industry. It is noted that over the five-year period, the growth in prices of agricultural producers was significantly less than the growth in other sub-sectors of the agro-industrial complex and retail trade. With the growth of consumer prices for food in 2020, there was a decrease in the real monetary income of the population by 3.5‰. These negative factors have a significant impact on the level of well-being and economic accessibility of certain types of food products for the population. The Government of the Russian Federation adopted a number of legal acts providing for measures aimed at stabilizing the price situation in the agri-food market. With the help of these solutions, the growth of prices was slowed down. The authors emphasize that it is necessary to develop and implement a system of permanent mechanisms, and not to be limited only to situational applied measures to stabilize the price situation. This system should be based on the improvement of price relations between various areas of the agro-industrial complex, foreign and domestic trade.

Authors: Paptsov Andrei Gennadevich, Ushachev Ivan Grigorevich, Maslova Vlada Viacheslavovna, Avdeev Mikhail Viktorovich