ANALYSIS OF BAST CROP PRODUCTION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND ABROAD.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the state of bast crop production in the Russian Federation for the period 2014-2025. A review of foreign countries leading in the cultivation of flax and industrial hemp has been conducted. In 2024, there was an increase in the number of regions growing bast crops in Russia. Most of them showed an increase in acreage compared to the previous year. In the whole country, the area of long-lived flax increased by 11.8%, oilseed flax by 18.7%, and hemp by 39.5% over the year. During the period under review, there was a dramatic increase in acreage under oilseed flax and industrial hemp. In general, the area occupied by long-standing crops tended to decrease, with slight increases in 2015 and 2020. In 2024, compared with 2023, the gross harvest of flax fiber increased by 30%, and industrial hemp by 70%. The increase in acreage under oilseed flax led to an increase in the estimated gross fiber harvest by 18.4%. The annual increase in prices for technological equipment in 2024-25 amounted to 15%. From 2014 to 2024, the price of battered flax increased 4.7 times, short flax 4 times, and hemp of the same type 2.3 times. For the development of the industry, modernization of the processing base, a revision of subsidies in favor of quality, deep processing and a solution to the personnel issue are needed. Foreign countries demonstrate successful examples of the integration of bast crops into production chains, which contributes to the development of environmentally friendly building materials, the textile industry and the food industry.