Assessing the concentration of agricultural producers

Abstract

The relevance of the study is due to the high dependence of industry efficiency on the level of concentration of agricultural producers. The purpose of the study is to determine trends in the concentration and integration of agricultural producers in the Sverdlovsk region. The research method used was a comparison of the Herfindahl-Hirschman index and the dynamics of the organizational status of the functioning of existing farms. The results of the study show a decrease in the level of concentration of agricultural producers. This trend leads to a lack of manifestation of the benefits of economies of scale both at the level of individual producers and within the regional economy.