Relação de troca soja/fertilizante no sudoeste do Paraná

Abstract

The exchange ratio is an economic indicator that can be evaluated by rural producers, as it comprises the ability to purchase an input from the sale of products. This way, it is an option that should be analyzed as it assists in planning the purchase of inputs and the sale of production. Thus, the relevance of the exchange relationship between soybean and fertilizer was considered, since the oilseed is a global commodity, while fertilizers represent a large part of the production costs of this crop. For this, information was selected from some municipalities in the southwest of Paraná, in which the company Bocchi Agronegócios carries out its agricultural activities. Subsequently, this data was analyzed, in addition to interferences in the formulation of soybean and fertilizer prices, such as the dollar rate, weather conditions, regulatory stocks, cultivated area, national and international consumption. So, this research is configured as documentary, in addition to applying a quali-quantitative approach to the data collected, using sources such as the Central Bank of Brazil, FAOSTAT, IBGE, CONAB, EMBRAPA, in addition to articles related to the subject. Therefore, it was observed the exchange ratio existing in the Southwest region of Paraná, especially between February 2011 and May 2021, in addition to the variation in the price of soybean and fertilizer sacks through data from the company Bocchi. Finally, it was concluded that the exchange ratio in the aforementioned period was both positive and negative, given that the variables climate, dollar fluctuation, number of regulatory stocks, government policies and world crises define this process.