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Riscos e Retornos da Cafeicultura em Minas Gerais: uma análise de custos e diferenciação

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  • Pereira, Vanessa da Fonseca
  • Vale, Sônia Maria Leite Ribeiro do
  • Braga, Marcelo Jose
  • Rufino, José Luis dos Santos

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O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar, comparativamente, o desempenho dos produtores de café do Cerrado mineiro e do sudoeste do estado, de acordo com o retorno obtido e o nível de risco. Dadas as opções estratégicas adotadas nessas duas regiões, a diferenciação e os custos foram enfatizados. As margens e os potenciais de perda dos dois grupos de cafeicultores foram mensurados, o que permitiu apresentar uma relação entre risco e retorno. Os retornos foram estimados por um índice que relaciona custos e preços – margem operacional –, e a análise de riscos foi realizada a partir das estimativas do Value at Risk. Os resultados indicaram que os produtores do Cerrado, além de terem obtido melhores retornos, apresentaram menores perdas potencias que os do sudoeste. Os resultados favoráveis aos cafeicultores do Cerrado foram relacionados às diferenças dos custos produtivos e da qualidade do café. Incrementos na qualidade do produto e melhorias na gestão do processo produtivo foram os aspectos considerados relevantes para melhorar o desempenho do produtor do sudoeste. Já em relação à cafeicultura do Cerrado, destacou-se a importância de manter os esforços ligados à diferenciação e à produtividade......This paper aimed to analyze the comparative performance from the Minas Gerais “Cerrado” coffee producers and the south-western conventional coffee producers, according to the returns and the risk level. Differentiation and costs were emphasized because they were the strategic options adopted by the grower in these two regions The margins and potential loss of these two producer groups were measured, in a way that a relation between risks and returns could be presented. The returns were estimated by an index that relates costs and prices – operational margin –, and risk analysis was conducted based on Value at Risk estimates. The results indicated that, besides obtaining better returns, the Minas Gerais “Cerrado” producers had smaller loss potential than those from the south-west. The favorable results obtained by the Minas Gerais “Cerrado” coffee producers were related to the differences in productive costs and coffee quality. Improved product quality and productive management were the most relevant aspects found to enhance the performance of the south-western coffee producer. As for the “Cerrado” coffee production, the importance of maintaining the efforts related to differentiation and to the productivity was pointed out.

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  • Pereira, Vanessa da Fonseca & Vale, Sônia Maria Leite Ribeiro do & Braga, Marcelo Jose & Rufino, José Luis dos Santos, 2010. "Riscos e Retornos da Cafeicultura em Minas Gerais: uma análise de custos e diferenciação," Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural-RESR), Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural, vol. 48(3), pages 1-22.
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:rdecag:151888
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.151888
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