Wheat harvesting, Ukraine. Forecast for agriculture: Eastern European countries will retain leading positions in the global agricultural market Economic development ~ 60 > according to the new report of the food and agricultural organization (FAO) and the organization of economic cooperation and development (OECD), the production and consumption of agricultural products in the world will continue to grow over the next decade. The region of Europe and Central Asia has been a net exporter of agrarian products since 2014. According to estimates, this trend will remain, despite the limited growth in connection with environmental norms and a decrease in the resource base. At the same time, Russia and Ukraine will remain leaders in the production and export of a number of agricultural crops. in the report “Agricultural Forecast of the FAO -OSESR for 2025–2034”, medium -term forecasts for agriculture and fishing at the global, regional and national levels are given. According to the report, Russia will retain the status of the world’s largest wheat exporter, providing up to 25 percent of world exports by 2034. Thanks to a competitive price, Russian grain will continue to be in demand in North and West Africa, as well as in Western Asia. Russia will also strengthen the positions in the oilfold market – the annual volume of the production of sunflower and rapeseed will exceed 20 million tons. In addition, Russia will enter the top three leaders in the export of legumes, supplying about 1.9 million tons abroad. ~ 60 > Ukraine: key player in world trade corn and oilseeds according to the world The report, Ukraine will retain leading positions in the corn market, providing a significant part of world exports along with the United States, Brazil and Argentina. The country will also expand the production of oilseeds, especially the sunflower and rapeseed, and will remain an important supplier in the world market along with Russia, the EU and Canada. It is expected that the production of oilseeds by Ukraine will also exceed 20 million tons. 60 ~ h2 > Belarus: exporter of dairy products in the Russian Federation 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 >Belarus was noted in the report as an important exporter of dairy products, concentrated on the Russian market after Russia introducing an embargo on the import of dairy goods from Western countries in 2015. This reorientation allowed Belarus to strengthen its positions at the regional level in the conditions of limited international access. world trends analysis that by 2034, malnutrition can be liquidated, and the remaining direct Agricultural emissions of greenhouse gases are reduced by 7 percent. The achievement of such results will require an increase in food production by 10 percent and increase the efficiency of agriculture by 15 percent due to the expansion of the use of technologies that reduce emissions. The pace and scale of the introduction of technologies, the development of infrastructure and transmission of knowledge will affect the degree of achievement of the goals in practice. The report also emphasizes that trading flows between exporting regions and importers will increase. As a result, international trade will retain its most important importance for the global agro -food sector. It is expected that by 2034 22 percent of all calories consumed in the world will come from products sold in international markets. Multilateral cooperation and international agricultural trade norms will be extremely important for ensuring the unhinderedness of these trade flows, stabilizing prices, as well as increasing the level of food security and environmental stability. ~ 60 > 60 ~ h2 > inequality consumption 60 > it is noted that world consumption of animal products (meat, fish, dairy products) per capita will grow by 6 percent by 2034, while in countries below the average this indicator will increase by 24 percent. This will exceed the threshold of 300 kilocalories per day used by the FAO in the calculation of the availability of healthy diet. ~ 60 > However, in low -income countries, average consumption of animal products by 2034, according to estimates, will remain at the level of 143 kilocalories per day, which is significantly lower than the norm. The report also states that the consumption of fats and sugars per capita will decrease, which is facilitated by changes in preferences, a policy in the field of healthcare and eating care. 62 >