Evolution and interaction between production and the price of fruit in the State of Pará

  • Lindaura Arouck Falesi
  • Antônio Cordeiro de Santana
  • Alfredo King Oyama Homma
  • Sergio Castro Gomes

Abstract

Abstract: The fruit was consistent surplus in 2005 of £ 32.52 million, in interstate commerce Para production has stabilized at a level of 1.4 million tonnes and prices at $ 160.00 per tonne. between 2000 and 2005 the aim of the study was to analyze the behavior of the quantities and prices of fruits Pará, in the period 1985 to 2005 were used in the method of growth rate, the construction of price indices and quantities and analysis regression to determine the growth, development and the causal interaction between quantity and price. The results showed that fruit production increased until 1995, then tended to fall until 2000 and, from this point, has stabilized. Prices tended to decline between. Extractive fruits had low coefficient of price elasticity (0.114), featuring strongly as offering a price inelastic. It is concluded that the gross revenues of the extractive fruit is highly sensitive to variations in production.

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Published
2011-03-12
Section
Scientific Articles