Directions for increasing the effectiveness of the beet sugar subcomplex of the region

The article discusses the issues of increasing the effectiveness of the beet sugar subcomplex using the example of the Kursk region. The country's sugar beet subcomplex is one of the most important in the structure of agriculture, as it provides the population and food industry with sugar, which has no other alternatives in the country due to natural and climatic features. Taking into account the growing influence of unfavorable factors on the production and economic efficiency of the beet sugar subcomplex, the issues of increasing its efficiency are an urgent area. The study analyzed the state and development trends of the sugar beet subcomplex of the Kursk region in 2017-2023 and formed a concept to ensure a high level of efficiency of the subcomplex of the region. It has been established that the development of the sugar beet subcomplex of the Kursk region in the last 7 years has been characterized by instability caused by both internal and general economic factors. In 2023, there was an increase in sugar beet crops and gross yields in the region, and the profitability of production also increased, despite a significant increase in unit costs. The grouping of beet-growing organizations in the region has shown that among large agricultural producers, which account for half of the crops, gross yields and revenue, the profitability level is many times lower than in smaller ones, which make an insignificant contribution to the sugar beet subcomplex, but at the same time have highly profitable production. A common trend among sugar processors is a decrease in the efficiency of sugar production in 2022-2023 compared to the pre-crisis 2021, which together actualizes the formation of areas to support the development of the sugar beet subcomplex of the region. Within the framework of the proposed concept, it is determined that at the stage of crop cultivation, the priority goals are to optimize production costs in the face of inflationary price increases and reduce imbalances between large and small farmers in the region. At the stage of sugar beet processing, an urgent goal remains to increase the efficiency of beet processing in times of crisis, as well as to ensure a cost-effective level of sugar market prices for processors based on increased interaction between producers and processors and ensuring a balanced state of the sugar beet market in the region.