Assessment of the dynamics of development of the sugar beet sub-complex of the agro-industrial complex in the regions of the Central Federal District

This study focuses on the operating trends and development challenges of the sugar beet sub-complex of the agro-industrial complex of the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation as a unified structure, whose independent elements are the sugar beet sub-complexes of the regions' agro-industrial complexes, which are leaders in the production of sugar beet and beet sugar. The primary research method is based on a retrospective statistical analysis of several production indicators of the sugar beet sub-complex of the Central Federal District regions from 2006 to 2024, and for some indicators from 2021 to 2024, using a number of comparative analytical methods, as well as a correlation-regression analytical method. The study focused on the following indicators: sown area, gross harvest, sugar beet yield, sugar beet planting density, dynamics of beet raw material procurement and processing, and sugar production and consumption in the regions of the Russian Federation that are part of the Central Federal District. The study provides detailed data on the operations of sugar beet sub-complexes in the Central Federal District's agro-industrial complex, allowing for a number of conclusions that are significant for regional sugar beet sub-complexes. It is clear that the past few years have seen an active phase in the development of sugar beet production in the Central Federal District, reflected in an increase in sugar beet acreage, improved beet raw material quality, increased sugar production volumes, and an increased contribution by the Central Federal District's regions to national food security in sugar. It was revealed that, along with the intensification of production processes, a number of challenges exist whose resolution will improve the efficiency of sugar beet production and ensure the necessary level of producer interest in growing sugar beets. Thus, the relevance of the topic of this study and its conclusions, based on the data of a retrospective analysis of the state of the sugar beet subcomplex of the agro-industrial complex of the regions of the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation, on the main trends of its functioning over a certain period of time and the diagnosis of its condition in terms of factors hindering development, are confirmed.