FORMATION OF THE RAW MATERIAL BASE OF THE EXPORT-ORIENTED CLUSTER

DOI 10.32651/2312-66

Issue № 12, 2023, article № 9, pages 66-74

Section: Problems of efficient management

Language: Russian

Original language title: ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ СЫРЬЕВОЙ БАЗЫ ЭКСПОРТНО-ОРИЕНТИРОВАННОГО КЛАСТЕРА

Keywords: GRAIN-PRODUCT SUBCOMPLEX, GRAIN EXPORT, CLUSTER, RAW MATERIAL BASE, PRODUCTION POTENTIAL

Abstract: The long-term stable level of grain surplus and its supply to foreign consumers by individual subjects of the Volga economic region provide the basis for the development of an organizational and economic mechanism for the formation and development of an export-oriented cluster of grain subcomplex. For the purposes of strategic planning, the cluster development center needs to assess the production potential, first of all, of the main raw material – wheat grain. The work was carried out on the materials of annual reports of agricultural producers of the Saratov region, the relevant information of which is grouped by districts, microzones, quantitative and qualitative indicators of commercial wheat. Over a five-year period, grain of grades 1-2 in the Right Bank of the region was received 7 times more than in the Left Bank. According to expert estimates, there is a real possibility of increasing the share of grain of 3-4 quality classes in the largest grain-producing areas of the Volga region to 50% in total sales. The calculation of the potential reserve for areas producing more than half of feed grain showed that the annual growth of high-quality grain can amount to 77.6 thousand tons, and its specific weight will increase from 43 to 55%. The rating assessment of grain sales volumes made it possible to identify 10 districts out of 37 that form the main batches of goods. They have a well-developed network of rail and road connections, some are located near the Volga River with shipping terminals for river-sea vessels, create their own network of elevators, forming centers for the formation of large batches of grain of uniform quality and the conclusion of export trade deals. The raw material base (core) of the process part of the export-oriented cluster at the initial stage will be formed by the leaders of grain production – organizations of four right-bank and six left-bank districts of the Saratov region.

Authors: Leksina Anna Aleksandrovna, Firsov Aleksandr Ivanovich, SHelenok Andrei Valerevich