STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN GLOBAL FOOD EXPORTS

Issue № 10, 2024, article № 2, pages 16-25

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Language: Russian

Original language title: СТРУКТУРНЫЕ ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ В МИРОВОМ ЭКСПОРТЕ ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВИЯ

Keywords: WORLD FOOD TRADE, FOOD MARKET STRUCTURE, FOOD CONSUMPTION STRUCTURE, EXPORT OF PRODUCTS WITH HIGH ADDED VALUE

Abstract: Over the past two decades, significant structural changes have occurred in the world trade in agricultural products and food. In the period from 2000 to 2022, the volume of world exports of agricultural products and food in value terms increased more than 4 times, the decisive factor in the increase in food exports is the growth of the world's population and, accordingly, the demand for food. It was found that over the period from 2000 to 2022, the consumption of agricultural products in the world for the main types of products increased by 1.5-2.5 times. The structure of consumption of agricultural products has also changed significantly, especially for such groups of goods as cereals, sugar and meat products, which affected the change in the commodity structure of food exports. Another important area of structural changes is the growth of exports of products with high added value. The article considers the structure of the market for food products with high added value and its changes over the past 20 years using the example of individual developed and developing countries. It has been established that the share of exports of these products in developed countries is currently approaching 50%. Russia is significantly behind developed countries in the export of food with high added value and in the last two years there has been a decrease in its share in the total export of food products for all types of products classified in this category. The article notes the role of transnational companies in the development of the market for products with high added value.

Authors: Medvedeva Nina Afanasevna