Directions and mechanisms of development of the common agrarian market of the Union State of Belarus and Russia

The article reveals trends in the development of food markets in Belarus and Russia, and features of the agricultural strategy. Proposals are presented for the development of mechanisms for the formation of a common agricul tural market of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, including measures of state regulation in the field of forecasting supply and demand (strategic indicative planning, infrastructure development), pricing (maintaining price parity and competitiveness), subsidies (application of uniform principles and criteria for increasing efficiency and competitiveness), investment policy (stimulating scientific and industrial cooperation, technology transfer), forming the basis for the functioning of market participants on the principles of voluntariness, economic feasibility and balance of interests.