Problems of functioning of the market of milk in Belarus are considered. The market of milk has a top of priority in the Republic of Belarus. These goods are socially significant. The state strongly influences the processes occurring in the market of milk, however this influence should decrease in the future. The author considers also problems of formation of prices for milk and dairy products.
This paper investigates the possible development of Ukrainian agriculture in terms of creation of a free trade area (FTA) with the European Union. Prospects for export-import relations between Ukraine and the EU as well as the competitiveness of domestic agricultural goods in domestic and foreign markets are analyzed. An economic-mathematical model was used for determining negative and positive consequences of the FTA formation for grain, dairy and meat industries. It is expected that the current positive Ukrainian trade balance in agri-food products will decrease significantly as a result of the trade liberalization. The analysis also shows possible changes in the gross domestic product, trade, level of economic activity, human welfare etc. Suggestions how to avoid the negative effects of the FTA on agricultural markets in Ukraine have been developed.
The future of dairy branch belongs to major concerns producing milk, in which high parameters of milk yields are achieved and wider opportunities for modernization of production exist. Indisputable advantage of scale enjoyed by large production units over the small-sized ones is an objective law which has world recognition. Besides when reforming the branch it is necessary to create a range of large corporate enterprises which will be based on modern market relations and various forms of management. Various cooperation-integration structures are being created in the republic today. They unite several enterprises within the limits of one area, and the interregional and republican specialized complexes both.
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