O futuro do leite no Brasil: uma análise de ambiente da cadeia produtiva de lácteos

Abstract

The agricultural commodities market experienced great evolution of price and volume, from the second half of the 1990’s, mainly due to the increased demand of emerging countries such. In the global dairy market, it has been observed that the demand growth has been larger and faster than production capacity, generating lift and volatility in international prices. In Brazil, from the second half of the 2000’s, there was a steady increase in the per capita consumption of dairy products. The national milk production grew more than historical average in the second half of the 2000’s. This study assessed how the historical formation, the use of factors of production and the organization of the sectors of dairy products chain interfere in productivity and the way of doing business in Brazil. Reviewed also, economic impacts relating to issues of supply and demand, global and national, in domestic dairy production chain. Through an analysis of the environment, assess strengths and weaknesses of the dairy sector. The objective of the study is to discuss how historical factors, factors of production, trade group and global and national market can guide the future of milk production chain in Brazil. Was concluded that cultural factors of the national formation influenced the way how the Brazilian dairy sector does business, that world demand tends to be rising above the productive capacity and that Brazil has comparative advantages to supply part of the global demand. To achieve this will be necessary, however, deal with issues related to total factor productivity and improvements in the institutional environment.