@article{Smutka:167100,
      recid = {167100},
      author = {Smutka, L. and Maitah, Mansoor and Zhuravleva, E. A.},
      title = {The Russian Federation – Specifics of the Sugar Market},
      journal = {AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics},
      address = {2014-03-31},
      number = {665-2016-45007},
      series = {6},
      pages = {14},
      month = {Mar},
      year = {2014},
      abstract = {The Russian Federation represents a significant force in  the global production and consumption of beet sugar. Its  population which is in excess of more than 140 million  people consumes over 5.6 million net tons of sugar  annually, and the amount is steadily growing. The Russian  sugar industry was unable to meet the domestic demand,  especially during the economic transformation period (sugar  beet and sugar production are very sensitive in relation to  changes in economic, political, production and consumption  environment (Špička, Janotová, 2013), and Russia has thus  become heavily dependent on imports of both refined and raw  sugar. After a long period of stagnation the Russian  Federation has over the past decade focused on promoting  plans for restoring the production capacities of both the  sugar beet growing and sugar manufacture. 

The government  programme promoted at both the federal and regional levels  has very significantly boosted the production potential and  reduced Russia’s dependence on imports of sugar. This  article aims to identify major trends and directions  affecting the development of the Russian sugar industry in  the past two decades. From the analysis outlined below it  follows that the period of 1992 - 2000 was a very critical  time for the Russian sugar industry during which there was  a downswing in its cultivation and processing capacities.  There was a significant decline not only in the  quantitative but also qualitative characteristics of the  Russian sugar industry. 

As a consequence, there has been  a fall in competitiveness and a significant increase in  import dependency. In the period 2000 - 2012, then was  contrary to resuscitate the Russian market and the economy.  This was reflected in the growth of sugar beet production,  as well as in the growth of its own sugar production.  Russia‘s dependence on imports of sugar from abroad dropped  significantly and changed the structure of traded goods  containing sugar. Due to a series of reforms, and to  strengthen the competitiveness of Russian sugar industry,  especially in relation to countries with which Russia has  signed an agreement on customs union or free trade area.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/167100},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.167100},
}