Avaliação econômica de produção de camarão no estado do Ceará

Abstract

Shrimp farming is one of the main sectors of the economy of Ceará. In 2011, Ceará became the largest shrimp producer in the country. The objective of this work is to identify the profile of shrimp producers and to analyze the economic viability of shrimp production in Ceará. The data are of primary nature, soon they were made interviews and applied questionnaires. In order to establish the profile of the producers, information was sought on: age, schooling, courses in the area, technical assistance, level of technology, experience and position. The collected economic data were analyzed by means of economic results. The observed values for the profile of the producers show that 44% are aged from 30 to 50 years, 75% have a higher level, however 62% did not do any type of course in the area and does not have technical advice. The economic results show that gross revenue is greater than effective operating cost and total operating cost, so there is profit. It is worth mentioning that most of the producers had positive results for both gross margin and net margin.