Abstract:

The preconditions for the successful development of agricultural industries in Ukraine are the favorable geopolitical position, significant production potential, the availability of a skilled labor, and a powerful raw material base.

The authors justified the basic goals in Ukraine’s agricultural trade policy improvements, including increasing the share of processed foods and improvements of agricultural exports structure; opening new niches in the global market and diversification of export markets; support of small and medium-sized producers in their export efforts; increasing the level of global competitiveness of Ukrainian producers and processors.

It is determined that the main scientific and practical task in exporting agricultural products is to build effective supply chain management mechanisms. Export-oriented management of the agri-food supply chain is aimed at achieving not only economic but also social goals – increasing employment in rural areas and improving the standard of living of the population.

A promising direction for enhancing agro-export potential may be the use of cooperative forms of business that will be able to realize themselves in the fields of procurement, distribution, transportation and finance.