The Development of the Dairy Market in Russia

Abstract

The article focuses on the importance of entrepreneurial activity of the Russian rural population for the development of the dairy market and dairy cattle industry, employing economic research methods. On the basis of the materials obtained as a result of the research, the economic and economic activities of various organizational and legal forms of management of the agro-industrial complex of the country in the production of commercial milk and dairy products are highlighted. More than that, the authors discuss the role, place, and volumes of supplies to the domestic dairy market. The paper also analyzes critical tendencies in the sphere of the development of domestic dairy cattle breeding in all forms of management in the village, taking into account the carried-out economic transformations in the country. The current situation in the system of commodity distribution channels and purchases of milk and dairy products for import from the CIS countries and foreign countries is considered. The trends and emerging prospects for the development of trade and procurement activities in the international market of milk and dairy products are analyzed. The forecast of expansion of the range of trade in milk and products of its processing is formulated. The reasons of prevalence of volumes of import over export of milk and dairy products are revealed. ways of improvement of development of the dairy market are offered. The authors provide proposals and recommendations to improve the efficiency of small business working in the domestic dairy cattle industry, as well as increase their importance in the supply of milk and dairy products to the domestic dairy market.