For the second decade, the agro-industrial complex has been receiving significant amounts of state support. At the same time, the issue of its effectiveness is becoming more and more urgent. In various sources, you can find a variety of approaches to assessing the effectiveness of budgetary funds allocated for the development of agriculture. The fact of state support in itself does not guarantee a return in the form of an increase in gross output, attraction of investments in the industry, an increase in wages in the countryside, an increase in tax revenues from enterprises in the industry. The methods of state support must adapt to modern challenges. They should stimulate recipients not for maximum development and subsequent cessation of activities, but for stable and long-term activities. This fine line usually prevents a sharp increase in the effectiveness of state support for the agro-industrial complex. The result of this study is an assessment of the rationality and effectiveness of state support for agriculture in the Chuvash Republic. The existing measures of state support in the Chuvash Republic properly support the development of the agricultural sector: investors have shown interest, fixed assets are being updated, labor productivity and production volumes are growing. But the current system does not quite cope with staffing problems in the countryside. The index of the physical volume of agricultural production, which amounted to 126.4% over the past 7 years, is far from a breakthrough rate. A significant increase in production volumes cannot be achieved with a reduction in the number of employees. Using the correlation-regression method, it was revealed that the growth of the level of wages in the countryside was largely influenced by the labor market laws, and not by state support measures. What is needed is motivating rather than compensatory measures on the part of the state, which will ensure the outstripping growth of wages in agriculture

Subject. This article deals with the issues of development of agricultural enterprises and ensuring food security of Russia. Objectives. The article aims to analyze the financial condition of comparable enterprises of the cereal-processing industry in various regions of the Volga (Privolzhsky) Federal District. Methods. For the study, we used a financial analysis. Results. Based on a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of asset management and sources of financing of leading enterprises of the agro-industrial complex of the Volga Federal District, the article formulates recommendations for improving the efficiency of their financial policies. Conclusions. The particularities of the formation of sources of financing and the structure of property affect the financial results of the enterprise.

Relevance. The relevance of the study is due to the important role of analyzing the causes and factors of the economic condition of the leading agricultural enterprises in the region. Sustainable development of agricultural enterprises provides not only food security, it also determines the level of economic well-being of citizens and reveals the potential of socio-economic development of the region. The purpose of the study is to analyze the financial condition of comparable grain processing enterprises in various regions of the Volga Federal District; assessment of the capital and property structure of these enterprises and its impact on financial performance in the current economic conditions.Methods. The main research tools were methods of financial analysis that can identify financial problems at the enterprise, establish cause-and-effect relationships and see ways to improve the situation.Results. The current state of agriculture is characterized by the fact that the pandemic, the restrictions imposed in connection with it, as well as the unstable situation in the world economy and sanctions have led to a deterioration in resource provision and caused a decline in the economic efficiency of the agro-industrial complex. The cost of purchased materials has increased, the level of debt has increased, small farms have sharply reduced revenue and profits. Monitoring of the economic situation of the agricultural sector showed that the production and economic risks of the leading enterprises of the industry did not significantly affect the financial results of their activities, many large enterprises continue to increase production volumes, their revenue and profits are growing. Diagnostics of the financial condition and comparative analysis of the effectiveness of asset management and sources of financing of the leading enterprises of the agroindustrial complex of the Volga Federal District were carried out. Strategic recommendations have been formed to improve the effectiveness of their financial policy. The conclusion is made about the influence of the specifics of the formation of sources of financing and the structure of property on the financial results of the enterprise.

Relevance. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that a comprehensive assessment system includes an analysis of indicators that characterize the functioning of an enterprise in an economic environment from different sides, but are not always linearly and unambiguously related to financial performance. In this regard, it is especially important to identify key indicators that most accurately reflect the relationship with the profit received. Their dominant influence on the final results will allow to assess risks in a timely manner and make effective financial decisions.Methods. The main research tool was an algorithm for conducting a comprehensive analysis of the financial condition of the enterprise and identifying the dominant indicators that determine the final financial result.Results. One of the primary tasks of the analysis is to identify the factors affecting the final financial result. However, as practice shows, the analysis of various coefficients can give ambiguous information. For example, there may be situations when low liquidity indicators have been identified, but financial results with the existing asset structure are quite high and the company's activities are highly profitable. Or borrowed sources of financing significantly prevail over their own, which sharply reduces financial stability, but at the same time the effect of financial leverage is significant, and the company receives high profits. That is, the values of some indicators do not always characterize the activity of the enterprise quite unambiguously. Determining the dominant indicators is a necessary tool for understanding the real impact of individual economic parameters on the final financial result. The purpose of the study is the practical application of the concept of dominant indicators in the financial analysis system of the enterprise. In the course of the study, a comprehensive analysis of the financial condition of the three largest grain processing enterprises in various regions of the Volga Federal District was carried out. The dominant indicators that most accurately reflect the impact on the profit are identified. The conclusion is made about the specific dominant indicators that determine the final financial result of enterprises, and about the varying degree of influence of individual economic parameters on the level of profit.

Relevance. The problems of the national food security of the Russian Federation in the context of the globalization of the world economy and the increasingly complex foreign policy situation are of particular relevance, since they are closely related to the security of the nation and largely determine not only the potential for general economic growth, but also the level of social tension within the country. In this regard, the importance of studying the dynamics of changes in the main foreign trade indicators and the trade balance of the Russian Federation in relation to agricultural raw materials and food products, as well as the use of various mathematical methods for analyzing and forecasting trends existing in this area, is growing.Methods. The study of data on the value of indicators of exports and imports of wheat and barley by the Russian Federation was carried out using the methods of mathematical statistics (time series forecasting). The work also used such general scientific approaches as induction, synthesis and analogy.Results. According to the results of the study, statistical patterns of changes in the volume of exports and imports of the Russian Federation of such important grain crops as wheat and barley were revealed. Based on the use of the time series method and autocorrelation analysis, a prognostic model was formed that makes it possible to evaluate the prospective values of the relevant indicators with an acceptable statistical error.