Formation of prices of cassava and its derivatives: the contribution of Ceasa in Rio Branco, AC, Brazil

Authors

  • Pedro Gilberto Cavalcante Filho Economista, mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Econômico do Instituto de Economia da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (IE/UNICAMP), Campinas, SP.
  • Raimundo Cláudio Gomes Maciel Economista, doutor em Economia, professor da Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC), Rio Branco, AC.
  • Emerson Luiz Curvêlo Machado Economista, mestre em Desenvolvimento Regional, Rio Branco, AC.
  • Oleides Francisca de Oliveira Contadora, doutora em Desenvolvimento Regional, professora da Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC), Rio Branco, AC.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35977/0104-1096.cct2019.v36.26324

Keywords:

Acre, Amazônia, cassava flour, price formation, cassava

Abstract

This work has the purpose of studying price formation of cassava and its derivatives, especially flour and gum, in the city of Rio Branco, state of Acre, Brazil. Specifically, it seeked to identify the market agents involved in the marketing chain of cassava and to analyze the buying and selling prices of these products. The hypothesis of this work considers that the market of cassava has strong deregulation due to the low organization of the market agents involved in its marketing chain. The methodology adopted is based on the collection of information to identify and describe the structure and market agents of the marketing chains, as well as to determine the marketing margins and mark-ups of cassava and its derivatives. The results showed that the marketing chain of cassava is very complex and has many market agents involved. It was noticed that the highest margins of marketing are concentrated among the retailers.

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Published

2019-11-06

How to Cite

Cavalcante Filho, P. G., Maciel, R. C. G., Machado, E. L. C., & Oliveira, O. F. de. (2019). Formation of prices of cassava and its derivatives: the contribution of Ceasa in Rio Branco, AC, Brazil. Science & Technology Journals, 36(2), e26324. https://doi.org/10.35977/0104-1096.cct2019.v36.26324

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Artigos

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