The state and prospects of development of the feed market for industrial aquaculture in the Russian Federation

The purpose of the work: to investigate the provision of the domestic market with compound feeds for the cultivation of valuable fish species.Materials and methods: official data published by the Federal State Statistics Service on pricing and volumes of production and import of feed were used in the work. The methods of extrapolation and system analysis made it possible to determine the prospects for the production of fish feed in Russia and the barriers that need to be overcome.The results of the study. Proposals are given for the further development of the production of mixed fish feeds in the Russian Federation, taking into account the use of the scientific potential of branch science and state support measures. The forecast of the development of feed production until 2030 was made, on the basis of which the needs for compound feeds intended for the cultivation of high–value fish species — salmon, sturgeon, etc. were determined. Special attention is paid to the quality of feed as a result of improving the technology of their manufacture, the use of fishmeal, as well as concentrates of vegetable and animal origin. The market capacity has been determined in terms of the need for compound feeds for a long-term period, taking into account their possible export and import. At the same time, the main attention is paid to the production of domestic compound feeds, especially for the cultivation of high-value fish species currently purchased by import. The measures of state support aimed at the construction and modernization of enterprises for the production of feed for valuable fish species are proposed.The practical significance lies in the possibility of using the results of the study in order to strengthen the leading positions of domestic feed mills and ensure decent competition of domestic feed with imported analogues.