Assessment and development of the export potential of the agro-industrial complex of the Far Eastern Federal District

Abstract

The article discusses the issue of choice at the level of the far Eastern Federal district (FEFD) priority development areas export of products of agro-industrial complex (AIC). The purpose of the study: to assess the export potential of agricultural products of the Far Eastern Federal District in comparison with Russia and the world. The novelty of the study determined that with enough thoroughness in the scientific literature, issues of trade flows exports of agricultural products research of regional features of an assessment and formation of directions of development of export potential of agricultural products represented slightly. To analyze the export potential, the study used the Balassa index, which allows identifying industries that have an export advantage in the production of export-oriented a8groproducts. The authors analyzed the export potential of the region in comparison with the macro- (Russian Federation) and mega- (World) levels; studied the export volumes of the agro-industrial complex of the world, the Russian Federation and the Far Eastern Federal District by product groups in dynamics for 2017–2020. The study made it possible to determine the growth points of the agro-industrial complex of the region in terms of the formation of export potential – commodity groups on which to focus the main attention and investment support. The predominant role of raw material export directions (fish, grain, oilseeds) is shown at the present time. The main problems of realizing the export potential of agricultural products in the Far Eastern Federal District are identified and promising directions for the development of the agro-industrial complex are identified. It is proposed to take into account the results of the export potential assessment when forming the priority directions of the region's foreign economic activity. Attention is focused on the fact that when identifying industry points of growth in the export of agricultural products of the Far Eastern region, one should not ignore possible restrictions due to the diversification of exported product.