A importância do complexo soja para a economia brasileira: uma análise sob o enfoque das exportações

Abstract

Brazilian agribusiness is focusing increasingly, competitiveness and modernity. Being a very important sector in the national economy as take part directly in the generation of income and employment, denoting the country a privileged role in world trade. In Brazil, soybean is considered one of the main agricultural export commodities. The volume of exports and profitability directly affect the national GDP and the Brazilian balance of payments since this is the "flagship" of agricultural exports from Brazil. Being one of most agricultural crops that evolved in the last years, soybean corresponds today to 49 % of the planted area in the country's grain, establishing itself as well as one of the most outstanding products in the national agriculture and trade balance. The expansion of China's participation in international trade is also very important within this context of national developments and highlight soybean agribusiness, as it has contributed very significantly to the growth of Brazilian exports, one of the main destinations of national agricultural exports. Thus, it is possible to consider the great importance China is Brazil's agribusiness sector and to increase the prominence of soybeans within the national economy