The commercialization of beans in Brazil 1990-99. / Comercialização de feijão no Brasil 1990-99.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2001

RESUMO

The objective of this work was to study how commercialization of beans evolved in Brazil during the 1990 s, given particular attention to the influence of the Plano Real in the bean market. The evolution of the production of beans according to geographic regions and periods of harvest, as well as their flows of distribution, were studied. In addition the was demand projected demand until the year 2005. The ratio between the prices paid to farmers in the seven largest bean producer states of the country and the wholesale and retail prices in the city of São Paulo were developed. The rates marketing margins were also estimated. Econometric studies were developed in order to identify the direction of causality in price formation. The results obtained indicate that the Plano Real did not have significant impact in the amount of beans produced by the traditional major producer states, whereas the imports of beans were significantly increased. Results obtained reveal that after Plano Real there was some production alternation among the regions studied with an increasing trend observed in the Northeast Region. No significant changes were observed, however, on the amount produced by traditional bean producer States. On the other hand, bean importats was significantly increased. Some micro regions within those states were identified as very important and stable centers of bean production in the country. The study showed that in spite of some regions concentrate a large amount of the national production, the scattered production in other regions of the country plays a very important role in the national bean market. After the introduction of the Plano Real , prices paid to farmers fell by approximately 33,9%, and the retail and wholesale prices dropped respectively by 33,5% and 25,2%. The commercialization margins of retailers over wholesale prices, as well as of retailers over producer prices, were increased. Hence, consumers have paid more for the intermediation services. The markup of wholesalers over producer prices shrank. The cushioning role of intermediaries in lessening chocks was confirmed. Despite the changes observed in the strategy used by wholesalers, the study did not find indications of substancial alterations in bean possible tendencies of rupture between the commercialization. Some fluctuation among productive regions and some evolution in the strategies of wholesalers were identified during the period of analysis. The tendency for a decreasing per capita consumption of beans was corroborated, and such a fact was estimated to amount to 1% per year. This tendency, however, is not entirely linear. It presents oscillations from year to year. The estimation of the national consumption of beans for the period from 2000 to 2005 projects the persistence of the decreasing per capita consumption.

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beans economia agrícola agricultural economics comercialização agrícola feijão agricultural production produção agricola agricultural marketing

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