Problems and prospects of cheese production in Russia

The Russian cheese market is in constant dynamics. A range of products is available on the market, a wide price range makes cheese a product affordable for all segments of the population; and a steady growth in this industry can be predicted. In this regard, an analysis of the prospects for the production and sale of cheese on the Russian market is of scientific and practical interest. Analysis of statistical data of the Federal State Statistics Service, the Territorial Body of the Federal State Statistics Service for the Altai Region, as well as analytical materials of the Altai Region Administration for the development of entrepreneurship and market infrastructure are presented and critically analyzed. Trends in the production and sale of cheese products are formulated. Factors hindering their development identified; development vectors in terms of import substitution are defined. The following general scientific research methods were used: analysis and synthesis, comparison, statistical methods, modeling, expert assessment method, description, etc. The scientific novelty of the study consists in assessing the factors determining the development of cheese production in the Russian Federation, as a whole, and in the Altai Region, in particular, and in developing the institutional, industry, and local vectors for its development.