The share of individual entrepreneurs, farm households, and small businesses in the structure of sown areas exceeds 60%.

This year, the market for M&A deals in the Russian agribusiness sector may become more active. The share of individual entrepreneurs and farmsteads in the total sown area in Russia is 32%, and together with small enterprises it reaches 61%. However, part of the areas may be under the control of large players, said the managing director of BEFL, Vladislav Novoseltsev. "We see that there is a constant, year-on-year, consolidation of the market. Today, large landowners hold approximately 19 million hectares. And by 2026, we have started preparing a rating and see that this group is increasing its land bank. And I think we can quite easily approach 19.5 million hectares," said the expert. BEFL notes that the consolidation of land is uneven. Federal investors are mainly attracted by assets in the Black Earth region and in the south of the country, while as they move east, the interest of the largest federal players decreases. In a number of regions, the opposite situation is observed: ...