Territorial structure of export of the agricultural sector products in the conditions of the north-west

The article discusses the issues of increasing the volume of agricultural exports, which is an urgent task. The varying degree of involving regions in foreign trade activities is noted against the background of the success of the agricultural sector of the country. The purpose of the study is to analyze territorial structure of agricultural products exports on the example of the regions of the North-Western Federal District (NWFD). The dynamics of changes in the volume of exports and imports of food products and agricultural raw materials of the Russian Federation, the (NWFD) and its constituent regions for 2015 and 2020 using data from Rosstat and materials from the Federal Customs Service Russia is shown. An assessment of the territorial specifics based on the specific weight of the scale of exports and imports was carried out. The main volumes of agricultural exports in 2015 were concentrated in three regions of the North-West, which accounted for almost 85% of deliveries. A similar situation persisted in 2020, with the former dominance of the contribution of the Kaliningrad region, where the volume of exports increased by 1.4 times. In the structure of the region, the share of agricultural exports of oil and fats is 39% for 2020, including 23% of soybeans and 15% of rapeseed oil, as well as an increase in their volumes. The conclusion arrived is about need to strengthen budget support for the agricultural sector of the problem regions of the (NWFD), which have significant areas of unused agricultural land and export potential. At the same time, the implementation of the Spatial Development Strategy of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2025, as well as other targeted programs at the federal and regional levels, is of great importance.