We made an analysis of the status and development of tomato production in Bulgaria after its transition to a market economy and accession to the European Union. The problems encountered in the single market are shown. A brief description of the development of tomato breeding is given. The advantages and disadvantages of foreign and Bulgarian tomato varieties, directions of research with an emphasis on flavor and antioxidant properties of fruits are shown. The basic ways of overcoming the crisis and the need to protect the interests and positions of the country in the development of EU Common Agricultural Policy in 2014 - 2020 are described.

The results of vegetable production in recent years in the world and the Russian Federation are shown. The countries in which there was a significant change in the indicators of vegetable production are listed. The global indicators of the most important types of vegetable crops are given. The shares of the countries – the main leading vegetable producers – in the world gross harvest of vegetable products are allocated. Indicators of the size of the acreage, gross harvest and productivity in administrative districts are analyzed. The leading subjects of the Federation on these indicators are named. The collection of commercial vegetables in General and in the categories of vegetable producers. Given the share of Russia in world production of vegetables according to cultivated area, gross yield and basic types of vegetable production. It is established that the capacity of the domestic market is high and options for increasing production in the vegetable sector are proposed. The most important reasons constraining production of qualitative competitive vegetable production are designated, and also recommendations for their decision are given. The generalized results of longterm experiments allowing to pass to a new level of productivity of production of vegetables are shown. The level of influence of degradation of arable land on productivity and efficiency of vegetable growing is specified. The analysis of differentiation of districts and subjects of the Federation on the per capita consumption of vegetables, based on their own production and interregional exchange of vegetable products, taking into account imports from other countries. Consumption of vegetable production in districts and subjects of the Federation is presented. The shares of imports in the interregional exchange and to the volume of own production of vegetable products are calculated. The volume of imports is shown in real and value terms (in us dollars).

The purpose of the study is to analyze the market of vegetable products and identify factors that negatively affect the development of vegetable growing. The analysis of vegetable production showed that the share of production of commercial vegetables in Russia is about half the capacity of the domestic market. Despite unfavorable  conditions in 17 subjects of the Federation and the decrease in the vegetable field, the gross harvest of vegetables remained at the level of 2016. in the current foreign economic conditions, self-sufficiency  in food is a priority. The main reasons for the lack of Russian vegetables in the market are highlighted. In order to ensure the consumption of vegetable products according to the standards recommended by the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, it is advisable to provide for the creation of  large-scale vegetable production, including organic vegetable growing, within the framework of a private-state partnership with a state share of more than 50% to ensure state needs and necessary reserves; for the acquisition of resourcetechnical products in the implementation  of the project program in the areas of large-scale  vegetable-growing,  organize branches of Rosagroleasing;  extend the roadmap to promote import substitution until 2025 and other.

The indicators of production of vegetable products (acreage, gross harvest, yield) in the world and Russia as a whole, and by the main types of vegetables. The insufficient volume of commodity vegetable growing in Russia is highlighted. It is shown that the range of vegetable products from the countries of the world and the Russian Federation is limited, which keeps the deficit of nutrition in vitamins. Named regions-beacons vegetable sector in gross yield and yield of vegetable crops. The indicators of the level of plowing in Russia and the need to increase the production of vegetables by increasing yields. The indicators of import and export of vegetables taking into account import and export of vegetables are analyzed. It is shown that to equalize consumption by regions and improve the quality of life, it is necessary to increase production for the transition to the recommended consumption standards, improve the territorial-sectoral division of labor and interregional exchange in the vegetable sector of the crop sector.