Current state and prospects for the development of foreign agricultural trade of Ukraine

Abstract

Introduction. The current difficult economic conditions caused by Ukraine's war with Russia have exacerbated the global food crisis. This circumstance will cause famine in many countries of the world, especially in regions where the population is characterized by a low level of purchasing power. In addition, the military actions caused significant damage to the logistics of agri-food, which as a result requires the involvement of significant investments for recovery. This circumstance requires the introduction of state support. Goal. On the basis of the generalization of the assessment of the foreign trade in agricultural food of Ukraine under the conditions of the introduction of martial law in the country, propose proposals for the post-war revival of the country's agricultural production. Method (methodology). In the research process, a complex of general scientific and special methods was used to achieve the defined goal: system-structural analysis - when clarifying and organizing the conceptual apparatus of foreign economic activity; dialectical, method of analysis and synthesis - for studying the characteristics and features of the main methods of managing the foreign economic activity of agricultural enterprises; expert, calculation, comparative and graphic - when assessing the state of foreign economic activity of agricultural enterprises. The results. It was established that the problems of the low level of competitiveness of food products on international markets are due to the following factors: lack of financial resources for modernization of production; high customs fees, which lead to an increase in the costs of subjects of foreign economic activity; high transaction costs, which narrows the possibilities of exporting products with a short delivery period. Proposed main priority tasks in the field of foreign economic activity of the agrarian sector of Ukraine.