Agricultural exports of the Bryansk region: status, opportunities and development priorities

The development of agricultural exports in Russia and its individual regions is becoming a priority. Increasing geopolitical tensions and the imposition of sanctions on agricultural exports are exacerbating the economic situation and require the search for new opportunities to gradually increase the supply of agricultural products to foreign markets. The purpose of the study is to analyze the current state of agricultural exports in the Bryansk region, identify opportunities for its increase and substantiate the priorities for the development of exports of agro-industrial products in the region. Since 2017, the region has increased the supply of agro-industrial products to foreign markets by 224%, mainly due to an increase in exports of grain products, food and processing products. The leading exporters of agricultural products are: AIH Miratorg, JSC Pogarskaya Potato Factory, JSC Unagrande Company, LLC Bryanskspirtprom, JSC Pogarskaya Cigarette and Cigar Factory and others. A significant barrier to the development of agricultural exports is the insufficient level of technological support for the deepening of the processing of agricultural raw materials (grain, potatoes, sugar beet, etc.) and the production of biotechnological products with high added value, the elimination of which will ensure an increase in the volume of agricultural exports. The study considered the issue of state support for agricultural exports and the development of digital technologies to build effective work at each stage of the export cycle. The forecast of the volume of agricultural exports in the region has been calculated. The proposed measures will help create favorable conditions for producers and exporters of domestic agro-industrial products and can be included in the Strategy for the development of agricultural exports in the Bryansk region.