A Expansão da agroindústria canavieira no estado de Mato Grosso do Sul: características e crescimento

Abstract

The industrial sugarcane in Brazil is an important economic activity, both nationally and internationally, highlighting some Brazilian regions such as South-Central and North-Northeast region. More recently, it's the Midwest that emerges with a significant increase in activity, mainly in Goias and Mato Grosso do Sul, besides thegreat diversity of other cultures, has in these states growing sugarcane as a differential. The aim of this study is to characterize the expansion of sugarcane agribusiness in the state ofMato Grosso do Sul, in the period 2000-2012. The methodology involved a literature review of theoretical and empirical literature on agribusiness in general and specifically the sugar cane industry, through a mixed method, using a qualitative and quantitative approach. Secondary information the sugar cane industry in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, the Midwest, Northeast-North, Central-South and Brazil were collected. Also, we used primary data for qualitative analysis through the use of questionnaires in order to verify the relevant factors for the establishment of production units in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul The main results highlight that the state of Mato Grosso do Sul has experienced significant growth in industrial sugarcane after the 2000s, with the establishment of 16 new production units, in the Greater Golden region and the eastern region of the state. The area planted with sugarcane in the state grew by 536.63 %, from 98,958 to 630,000 hectares, and an increase of 650.86 % in processing(6.521 to 37.33 million tons of sugar cane) , the production of anhydrous ethanol growth was 236.69 % (232 to 468 000 cubic meters) and hydrous ethanol was 723.30 % (176 for 1,449 cubic meters) in the period 2000-2012. We conclude that the state of Mato Grosso do Sul got big expansion in relation to other Brazilian regions, mainly by the following factors: a) the installation of new units, b) the conditions of soil and climate, c) the availability of land, and d) production mix (sugar and ethanol).