Organizational and economic aspects of sale of potatoes in the eu

Issue № 12, 2014, article № 12, pages 68-74

Language: Russian

Original language title: ОРГАНИЗАЦИОННО-ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЕ АСПЕКТЫ СБЫТА КАРТОФЕЛЯ В ЕС

Keywords: THE EUROPEAN UNION, SALES, POTATOES, AUCTIONS, COOPERATIVE MARKETING, PROMOTION, QUALITY CONTROL

Abstract: In article features of the organization of sale of potatoes in the EU are considered, the assessment of the measures stimulating quality of potatoes depending on a look and a season of revenues to the market is given. In distribution system of potatoes in EU countries there are changes caused by structural shifts in production (concentration of the areas and reduction of number of producers) and in demand of consumers (emphasis on the processed production: chips, kripsa, the frozen semi-finished products). In the long term in distribution system of potatoes the following tendencies are predicted: process of concentration of trading companies will amplify, value of environmentally friendly production will increase, investments into processing industry will increase, the export orientation of production will amplify, trading companies will have more ample opportunities for the activity on the basis of expansion of application of contracts of contracting.

Authors: Paptsov Andrei Gennadevich