Importance The article deals with the issues of interaction between agricultural producers and organized/unorganized consumers after launching the import substitution program in Russia. Objectives The paper's purpose is to give a comprehensive assessment of the agricultural market of the Orenburg oblast, as well as provide scientifically based recommendations for development of a commodity exchange as part of the infrastructure of wholesale and distribution centers for agricultural products. Methods I used statistical methods as the methodological basis of the study. Results I provide an economic justification of the necessity to establish wholesale and distribution centers with commodity exchange, specifying their objectives and functions. Relevance The proposed integrated wholesale and distribution centers with a functioning financial infrastructure, a commodity exchange in particular, have obvious advantages and benefits for all members of such an alliance, as well as the region, where it is established.
Keywords: wholesale and distribution center, commodity exchange, regular warehouse receipt, double storage certificate, futures
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