MODERN TRENDS OF LOGISTIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT OF EU'S AGRICULTURAL MARKET

Abstract

The article examines current trends in the development of the logistics infrastructure of the European Union's agricultural market. It emphasizes that logistics has a direct impact on the quality, price, and supply of agricultural products. Thus, it influences the quantitative parameters of the agricultural market, both of individual countries and of the European Union as a whole. Modern agricultural companies, in their competitive strategies, should rely on their own logistical capabilities while also taking into account the overall state of infrastructure. It is established that the level of logistics efficiency in European countries is constantly increasing. These trends are driven both by government policy in the field of infrastructure development and by the consolidation of private sector efforts in this direction. At the same time, significant differences are observed in the level of logistics efficiency among different countries. Overcoming them requires increased investment in logistics infrastructure, simplification of customs procedures, greater use of digital technologies, and strengthening the human resources capacity of logistics services. The key transformations in the logistics infrastructure of the EU agricultural market include: widespread adoption of digital technologies; sustainable development and “green” logistics; smart infrastructure; supply chain development; and transparency. The main trend in the current development of national economies, their sectors, including the agricultural sector and its component – the logistics infrastructure – is digitalization. It is argued that a digital logistics infrastructure of the EU agricultural market is being formed as a result of combined efforts by the state and private business. The analysis of current trends in the development of the logistics infrastructure of the EU agricultural market is also of interest in terms of the prospects for developing the corresponding component of infrastructure in Ukraine. The open aggression against our country has significantly worsened business conditions, particularly the efficiency of the existing logistics infrastructure. At the same time, the domestic agricultural sector plays a stabilizing role for the national economy, so the development of logistics infrastructure should be the focus of both the state and major players in the agricultural market.