THE PROBLEMS OF SIBERIA’S FOOD SUBCOMPLEXES ADVANCE UNDER WTO CONDITIONS

Abstract

The main problems are defined in the advance of Siberia’s food subcomplexes under WTO conditions. In Siberia under the objectively determined division of labor and the level of commodity production there are the biggest food subcomplexes functioning: grain food, dairy and meat. Import compensates the reduced home production in AIC industries. Russia, being the member of Customs Union, joined the WTO. The joining demanded for the renewal of the earlier consolidated customs tariff taking into account Russia’s meeting the WTO commitments. The reduced customs duties brought about much increased food imports. Disregarding the low amounts of home raw material resources, processing enterprises intensify the manufacturing of some types of dairy and meat produce using cheaper import raw stock and its different substitutes. This allows to decrease the cost and increase the competitiveness of the produce manufactured. Reduced customs entrance duties for palm oil caused complications for dairy industry. When manufacturing, many processing enterprises substitute cheap tropic oils for butter fat, but they do not convey the information for buyers, i. e., they are engaged in the falsification of the produce manufactured. EU countries ban the use of palm oil in food manufacture because it is the heaviest carcinogen causing irreversible processes in the body.