Problems of regional grain market development

The relevance of the study is defined by the need to develop agricultural markets at the regional level in response to new challenges to external economic environment. The purpose of the paper is to develop recommendations on optimization of grain production and sale efficiency on the basis of analysis of the current situation and identification of trends in agricultural development in the regions of Russia. The novelty of the study is to identify trends in the development of the grain market at the regional level and to justify the necessary priority measures to increase the economic efficiency of the grain production industry. The paper presents the analysis of the level of development of the grain market, identifies priority directions to increase the production volume and efficiency of cereal production, recommendations to ensure sustainable growth of revenues from the sale of grain products. The practical significance of research results includes the possibility of using them in the design of programs for the development of regional food markets, organizational and economic, technological measures to increase the efficiency of grain production in farms in order to achieve high targets.