MEASURES TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL FOOD EXPORTS AS A BASIS FOR THE STABILITY OF THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
With the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions, as a response, it was decided to introduce a food embargo, which accelerated the implementation of food import substitution within the country. Russia has a high potential for the development of the agrarian economy and, as a result, is able to provide food not only for the domestic market, but also to export a number of products abroad. The study analyzes the dynamics of exports and imports of food products and agricultural raw materials, both in relation to the total indicator over the past fifteen years, and in the context of the main commodity groups over the past five years. It was found that a significant predominance of imports of food products and agricultural raw materials over exports continued until 2014, since 2015 there has been a sharp reduction in the gap in the ratio of the value of imports and exports of food products and agricultural raw materials. In 2020, the balance of these indicators reached equality, and in 2021, the value of exports exceeded the value of imports for the first time. Based on the results of a study of changes in the value of exports and imports of food products and agricultural raw materials under sanctions restrictions and on the verge of global changes in the world economic and political system, it was found that Russian agri-food exports need incentives and support measures, which should also have a positive impact on development agricultural economy. A large role is assigned to the state, which is able not only to provide financial and administrative support to interested parties, but also to generally change the system of regulation of interaction between subjects of the agrarian economy in the domestic market.