Logistics concept of export and international trade of agricultural products

The purpose of the study is to analyze the logistics concept of export and international trade of agricultural products of the Russian Federation and to consider the priority areas for the development of export operations of agricultural products. The COVID-19 pandemic has made its own adjustments in all areas of the economy, not only in the agricultural sector. Nevertheless, it is very important that the global plans were not violated and the agro-industrial complex continued to operate normally and without failures, even during the most active spread of infection, first of all, providing the Russians with high-quality products in the required volume. The article considers the logistics concept of the export of agricultural products of the Russian Federation, which provides for the development of the industry system of international trade and the promotion of agricultural products to foreign markets. Effective development of the agro-industrial complex and balanced regulation of agricultural markets is based on the comprehensive development of all sectors of the economy, taking into account Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization. The author analyzes the work of the Russian experts in the field of logistics and export of agricultural products and the priority project "Export of agricultural products". A study of the logistics concept of export and international trade of agricultural products in the Russian Federation and the consideration of the priority directions of agricultural products’ export development undertaken on the basis of statistical indicators of the industry of the Russian agriculture, the operational data of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia and market overview of agriculture, presented by Deloitt. It is concluded that the use of the logistics concept involves the transformation of the existing situation in international trade in agricultural products, the introduction of innovative technologies that can reduce the cost of the process of physical movement of goods, increase the level of export operations, coordinate interaction between suppliers, buyers and commercial intermediaries that are subjects of a single infrastructure of the agro-industrial complex.