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Commercial enterprises as subjects of the agricultural machinery market in Ukraine

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The market of agricultural machinery is formed under the influence of three groups of subjects – producers, consumers, and resellers, but it is the latter that remain the least studied link, although they determine the availability, price conditions and range of machines for agricultural producers. The purpose of the study was to provide a comprehensive description of commercial enterprises as subjects of the agricultural machinery market of Ukraine in terms of structural, organisational, financial, economic, and import-commodity dimensions. Methods of statistical grouping, analysis of dynamics series, comparison, structural and graphical analysis, calculation of market concentration indices (Herfindal-Hirschman Index and CR5 concentration coefficient), and calculation of derived indicators of financial and labour productivity on the arrays of the state statistics service and the state customs service of Ukraine for 2015-2025 were used. It was established that the network of wholesale trade enterprises decreased from 1,043 in 2021 to 943 in 2025, while restoring total profit to USD 113.7 million and sales volume up to USD 2,519.3 million. The transformation of the functional role of commercial enterprises is revealed: the share of foreign equipment in sales increased from 73.9% in 2015 to 88.5% in 2025, which indicates their transformation mainly into import distribution channels. There was a discrepancy between the natural and cost indicators of imports, due to the rise in price and premium accumulation of the range: the average customs value of a wheeled tractor increased from USD 17.9 to USD 22.4 thousand. The influence of the military factor on the territorial structure of the network was quantified. The practical significance of the results lies in the development of an analytical basis for the state policy of supporting the sale of Ukrainian equipment, regulating the import dependence of the market, and developing a competitive environment in the trade link of the agricultural market

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  • Yaroslav Navrotskyi, 2026. "Commercial enterprises as subjects of the agricultural machinery market in Ukraine," E-Forum Working Papers, Economic Forum, vol. 16(3), pages 32-45, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cuc:eforum:v:16:y:2026:i:3:p:32-45
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.62763/ef/3.2026.32
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