Avaliação econômica da terminação de bovinos em pastagem irrigada / Economic evaluation of finishing of cattle in irrigated pasture

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2012

RESUMO

The adoption of new technologies with the aim of intensifying the production of beef cattle has increased in recent years. Irrigation of pasture is one of these alternatives on the rise and this study aimed to determine the economic viability of finishing cattle by measuring the production costs and financial indicators. This study evaluated three production systems of cultivated pastures irrigated with center-pivot (S1, S2 and S3), located on the western border of Rio Grande do Sul. The animals were weighed on the entry and exit of the pastures in order to calculate productivity (PR) and total revenue (TR). Data were collected for measurement of production costs monthly. Fixed and variable costs were calculated, as well as the capital and land opportunity, operating and total cost (TC). The productivity was, respectively, 369, 772 and 637 kg/ha for systems S1, S2 and S3. System S2 had the highest TC (2101.59 R$/ha), while the lowest was obtained by S1 (1,626.93 R$/ha). Analyzing the average operating cost, the items that showed higher prices were the pasture implantation (486.35 R$/ha), electricity (308.70 R$/ha), pasture maintenance (200.04 R$/ha) and depreciation (154.69 R$/ha). As for margins, the systems S1, S2 and S3 values were, respectively, 33,46, 1.162,55 and 701,01 R$/ha for gross margin; -63,51, 955,40 and 541,05 R$/ha for operating margin; and -583,18, 291,61 and -28,99 R$/ha for net margin. The yield in this period was -0,47, 4,37 and 3,01%, and the profitability was -5,94, 39,92 and 27,38 for S1, S2 and S3 respectively. The production system that showed positive results in the financial evaluation indicates the economic viability of irrigation technology in finishing cattle on pasture.

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produção animal bovino de corte pastagem irrigação economia agrícola tecnologia agrícola

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