Current state and development trends of potato and vegetable markets

The article analyzes the main indicators of the development of the potato and vegetable markets in the Russian Federation and in the Perm region. For this, the activity of all agro-farms in total and in each category separately is considered. Over the past 20 years, there was a significant reduction in the cultivated area under potatoes by 1645.8 thousand hectares or 58.1%, an increase in crop yields by 61.5 centners / ha or 58.7% due to the introduction of new production technologies, and, as a consequence, a slowdown in recent years in the reduction of gross harvest. The decrease was 9720.0 thousand tons or 32.9%. The first two indicators of the development of vegetable growing repeat the dynamics of potato production. The sown area decreased by 232.5 thousand hectares or 31.2%, and the yield increased 1.7 times. The growth of the gross harvest of vegetables in the country began in 2000. At the same time, the residents themselves make the largest contribution to the total harvest due to their cultivation in private household plots, 65.3% in the potato industry and 50.1% in the production of vegetable. However, in recent years, the role of the farming movement has noticeably increased, which makes a significant contribution to the development of vegetable growing. The article calculated the potential capacity of potato and vegetable markets, as well as the indicator of self-sufficiency in products at the domestic and regional levels. It was found that the Russian market in 2020 is provided with its own potatoes by 89.2%, and the supply of vegetables turned out to be at 86.3%, which is below the threshold value prescribed by the Food Security Doctrine of the Russian Federation, adopted in 2020.The structure of foreign trade turnover of potatoes and vegetable products in Russia is given.