Análise da viabilidade econômica da produção de repolho no município Caetés-PE

Abstract

Cabbage (Brassica oleraceae var. capitata) is the most consumed brassica in Brazil and the fifth most traded vegetable in the country. The objective of this work was to analyze the behavior of cabbage prices in the last ten years in the main producing regions and in Pernambuco state, in order to verify the economic feasibility of producing one hectare of cabbage in the city of Caetés-PE. To reach the proposed objectives: i) we verified in the literature which production’s factors are necessary for a productive cycle of the crop; ii) gather the cost of these production’s factor; iii) we analyzed the behavior of the price of cabbage in the last ten years in the main producing regions and in Pernambuco state and iv) we performed an estimate of net profit and the return rate of the production of one hectare of cabbage, for the municipality of Caetés. To calculate economic viability were used the gross revenue, total operating cost, net profit and return rate. These were calculated in three different configurations: minimum, average and maximum. In the maximum configuration of return, the estimated production of cabbage in 1 hectare was approximately 50 t, generating a net profit of approximately 179 thousand reais, and a return rate of 10.1. In the average configuration of return, the estimated cabbage production was 42 t, estimated net profit was almost 82 thousand reais and the return rate was 4.6. Finally, in the minimum configuration of return, a productivity of only about 29% of the expected production, or 13.83 tons, was estimated to be commercialized with the lowest minimum value (R$ 1.28.kg), were required to pay the entire cost of production. Based on the results obtained, we can say that cabbage is a viable economic crop in the municipality of Caetés in the three analyzed configurations.