UDC 633.853.483
DOI 10.36461/NP.2025.75.3.014

ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF SAREPTA MUSTARD CULTIVATION DEPENDING ON SEEDING RATE
Yu. A. Prokhorova, postgraduate; V.A. Gushchina, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor;
S.N. Alekseeva, Candidate of Eonomic Sciences, Associate Professor
Penza State Agrarian University, Penza, Russia, tel. 8 (8412) 628 367, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Assessment of agribusiness activity should be based on a number of measurable variables that provide a quantitative overview of key determinants impact on business. When cultivating Sarepta mustard varieties depending on the seeding rate, the important reason is the economic efficiency of cultivation. In this regard, current research was carried out at the collection plot of Penza State Agricultural University from 2022 to 2024 on the meadow-chernozem soils. The economic assessment of the three-year research results showed an average profitability of 37.40%, exceeding the minimum in the crop production industry (28%) but below the optimal level for grain cultivation. The most profitable variety, 62.13%, was the Pervotarovskaya variety, which is 10.92% higher than the Valenta variety, while the total costs amounted to 63.90 and 63.78 thousand rubles/ha, and the income was 103.62 and 96.47 thousand rubles/ha, respectively. For the rest varieties, the final economic efficiency indicator ranged from 32.57% (Luks variety) to 38.80% (Gorlinka variety). The lowest profitability level was noticed when cultivating the Alisa variety – 3.71%. For the seeding rate, 2.5 million seeds/ha should be considered the most optimal, since it was the most profitable among all varieties – 49,360 rubles/ha. The highest profitability level was observed for the Pervotarovskaya and Valenta varieties, which amounted to 71.58 and 64.12% with a net income of 45,890 and 41,040 rubles/ha. Profitability decreases by only 4-5% when cultivating these varieties with a seeding rate of 2.0 million seeds/ha, that does not significantly affect the final indicators. The economic assessment of the research results confirmed that the cultivation of Sarepta mustard in the forest-steppe of the Middle Volga region is economically profitable with an optimal combination of costs that are offset by the added value.
Keywords: economic efficiency, Sarepta mustard (Brassica juncea L.), net income, profitability.

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