Import Substitution Problems in the Russian Food Market
This article deals with the condition of the Russian market of food products and agricultural raw materials for 2013-2017. The need of import substitution in the agricultural food market in connection with imposition of sanctions against Russia which defined from the USA and the European countries is considered. The analysis of deliveries of food from abroad, volumes of domestic production of foodstuff is carried out. The main problems of import substitution in the Russian food market connected not only with production of food and increase in prices, but also decrease in level of real income of the population and also switching of demand for cheaper production are revealed. Also, the main directions of development of import substitution in the agricultural food sector, including the state measures in the field of protectionist policy, and the development of production by introduction of new innovative technologies, improvement of quality and safety of food, growth of consumer demand for products of domestic production are offered.