The establishment of soybean in Brazil was fundamental to consolidation of agribusiness as a key activity of the Brazilian economy. The pursuit of competitiveness based on the management of costs is the main component for the full establishment of soybean in Brazil. In this way, an important...

The main goal of this study was to analyze the soybean price transmission between different cities of MatoGrosso – MT, Brazil, considering the existence of transaction costs. This state was chosen due to its high production and soybeans processing capacity. In order to capture the...

This paper aimed to verify how the international soybean price and the exchange rate influenced the formation of domestic soybean prices in the four largest producers of this commodity in Brazil – Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Goiás, from 1996 to 2011. For this, the vector error...

This paper aims to evaluate the producers’ capacity of payment for bulk water in the public irrigation districts at Jaguaribe basin as well as for group of producers in each irrigation district, which carries out agriculture and cattle raising as main farm activities. This study also aims to...

This article aims to analyze the effects of the shock on prices of cattle on the behavior of prices of feeder cattle in the period October 2000 to October 2012. The methodology used was the analysis of Unit Root Tests of Dickey-Fuller (ADF), Granger Causality, Johansen Co-Integration, Method...

The 1970 decade can be considered the beginning of Brazilian agricultural development and modernization. This process represented a new concept, which aimed to change the technical basis of production and thereby raise productivity standards in the sector. The objective of this study is based on...

The green marketing strategies attempt to assign greater value to products highlighting their aspects related to preservation of the environment and sustainability. The present study sought to verify whether the application of the green marketing strategies in the marketing of organic products...

Pequi is a native fruit that has relevant nutritional potential and plays an important role in the generation of employment and income in the places where it occurs. Therefore, this study aims to measure the technical efficiency scores of pequi extractivists of the state of Ceará. In order to...

The rural segments are going through intense changes in their scenarios. Brazilian agriculture and cattle raising sectors, due to exports and production growth for the domestic market, contribute to job growth. However, due to technological changes and advancement of the urbanization, a change...

The universities main contributions to the development of Brazilian agribusiness are human capital formation and technology generation. High-quality professionals trained in universities are allocated to research, teaching, extension and as managers in the various links of the agribusiness...