INFRASTRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORT OF RUSSIA: PRIORITIES, FACTORS AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
Developed infrastructure not only reduces the distance between countries, but also integrates national markets and connects them at low cost with other countries. The paper analyzes the components of a rigid and soft infrastructure for the development of agri-food exports. In this regard, the aim of the work is to analyze the influence of factors of the trade infrastructure on domestic poultry meat export, including empirical analysis, as well as justification of priorities for government bodies in order to effectively develop Russian export of poultry meat. To achieve the goal, methods of economic analysis, econometric modeling, and the method of expert evaluations were used. One approach to measuring the impact of trade facilitation on trade flows is the gravity model. In addition to the basic variables, the model used indicators for assessing the quality of airports, ports, railways and highways, the customs service, information and communication technologies in Russia, as well as in countries importing Russian products. Modeling of individual variables of the transport infrastructure showed that an increase in the quality ofport facilities by 1% will contribute to an increase in poultry meat exports by 6.3%, an increase in the quality of roads will increase exports by 3.6%. For the information and communication infrastructure, the most important role is played by the development of the Internet: an increase in the share of the population of Russia using the Internet by 1% will contribute to an increase in poultry meat exports by 3.9%. An increase in the efficiency of customs services by 1% will give an increase in exports by 6.1% . All of these ratings are significant. The following investment areas should become a priority for government bodies: the development ofport facilities, the simplification of the work of customs services, the development of highways, which are an integral part of international transport routes, the development of information and communication infrastructure, especially high-speed network access and Internet security, to realize the benefits of communication and facilitate financial transactions between trading partners.