Storage of agricultural products: an economic aspect

The subject of the study is the set of organizational and economic relations that arise in the process of storage of agricultural products for the purpose of selling them at a higher price in the future. The purpose of the study is to analyze the degree of availability of grain storage facilities in Ukraine, to substantiate the feasibility of such storage for the sale of products in the future, and to propose a methodological approach to determine and evaluate the economic benefits of a given logistics operation at appropriate intervals. Research methods. The following research methods were used: monographic (in the study of the level of storage tariffs for individual elevators); design and construction (in determining the economic benefits of storing products for different time intervals); comparison (to estimate the economic benefits at different exchange rates of the dollar to the hryvnia); abstract–logical (when generalizing, formulating conclusions and recommendations). Results of work. Theoretical bases of expediency of storage of the products for the purpose of its sale in the future period are developed, the degree of provision of the enterprises of Ukraine in the capacities for storage of agricultural products is determined, the method of determining the economic benefit from the storage of products under different variants of change of the dollar to the hryvnia is proposed. Conclusions. Storage of products for sale in the future is an important factor in improving the efficiency of its production. For the external use of this factor, it is necessary to increase the production capacity for storage until the deficit is completely covered. In today’s conditions, the greatest effect from the sale of products in the future is achieved within the first quarter of next year. It is important to achieve a stable exchange rate in the country to ensure a reliable forecast of the greatest economic benefit from storing products in the future