Competitividade da carne bovina do estado de Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

The state of Mato Grosso do Sul has as main activity the primary sector, where the production of beef stands out, moving large volumes of the state's exports. Currently the production of beef, is behind only the production of soy. Due to this context, this work has as main objective the verification of the importance of beef production in the state and its impact on the trade balance. Specifically, analyze the economic importance of beef production for MS; The impact of beef production on the trade balance; And whether state beef production has comparative advantages over the other major beef exporting states in the country. This is an exploratory and descriptive study using secondary data on the performance of the state's trade balance, collected from the website of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Commerce (MDIC). In order to measure beef performance in the state, Revealed Comparative Advantages (VCR), Economic Coverage Ratio (TC), Contribution to Commercial Balance (CSC) indicators are used. In addition, the Gini-Hirschman and Grubel and Loyd indices are used to characterize the type of trade and concentration of exports. The results indicate that Mato Grosso do Sul presents the second best index of comparative advantage revealed - VCR in relation to the other states being behind only the AP. The Contribution to the Commercial Balance - CSC where MS has the best index in relation to the other states analyzed, shows that beef has an important contribution to the state's trade balance.