CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT FACTORS BEET FARMING IN THE ULYANOVSK REGION

DOI 10.32651/224-80

Issue № 4, 2022, article № 12, pages 80-85

Section: Agrofood market

Language: Russian

Original language title: СОВРЕМЕННОЕ СОСТОЯНИЕ И ФАКТОРЫ РАЗВИТИЯ СВЕКЛОВОДСТВА В УЛЬЯНОВСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ

Keywords: SUGAR BEET, ACREAGE, YIELD, GROSS PRODUCTION, EFFICIENCY, PROFIT, DEVELOPMENT FACTORS

Abstract: The study assesses the current state and efficiency of the functioning of the beet industry of the Ulyanovsk region. The results of the study revealed the main problems of the industry development. Gross sugar beet production decreased by 207.6 thousand tons or 37.6% over a ten-year period in the region.It was due to a significant reduction in the sown area of the crop by 10.9 thousand hectares or 52%. The yield of sugar beet is unstable, depends on natural and climatic conditions, below the average values for the Volga Federal District. The financial indicators of the industry are declining, the profit in 2020 decreased by 60% compared to 2016. In the dynamics of recent years, there has been a steady decline in the fleet of beet harvesting equipment and fertilizer application. The volume of sugar beet harvesting by local producers decreased to 75.7%. The shortage of raw materials from regional producers increased 6.2 times over the analyzed period. The development and effective functioning of beet farming in the region is based on the possibility of increasing the gross harvest of sugar beet. The increase in sugar beet production in the region is justified by the expansion of the sown area by 3,537 hectares, and an increase in yield by 45 c/ha.

Authors: Smirnova Elena Anatolevna, Postnova Marina Viktorovna, Aleksandrova Natalia Rodionovna, Koniusheva Mariia Grigorevna