Foreign experience shows that nowadays almost each country has the state regulation of the system of food provision. Relevant measures on state regulation of agricultural production are needed for normal functioning of food provision, in particular forming of the policy of agrarian development that is also the part of food security of a country. Most European Union (EU) Member States, USA and other countries have such policies. However, Ukraine still lacks the systemic strategy of socio-economic policy by all main points and directions of food provision, which displays the goals and priorities of the country in this sphere. The paper aims to analyze foreign experience of legal regulation of population’s food provision and to define major priorities for Ukraine. The paper analyzes legal basis of regulation of food provision abroad and defines main priorities for Ukraine. The functions of food provision regulation and the system of measure for its realization are outlined. The paper proves that securing the relevant level of prices and price balance play the major role in the whole system of state regulation of food provision in the examined foreign countries. The mechanism of tariff quotes of European Union for Ukrainian producers of food is analyzed. Main problems and advantages of such cooperation are determined. The ways to use foreign experience for regulation of food provision system in domestic practice are suggested. The authors prove that it is not reasonable to orient Ukrainian agrarian policy or food provision policy completely on EU Common Agricultural Policy or US agrarian policy. Under modern economic and political conditions, it is important to take into account global tendencies and to verify national interest with real economic opportunities as far as the crucial difference of economic environment of EU Member States, USA and Ukraine is the reason for different policies of support.