Análise do comportamento dos preços agrícolas em Fortaleza-CE em 2015

Abstract

The Ceará’s agriculture has undergone several transformations over the years and today is a generating economic activity of employment and income in the region, and contribute to the development in the state. The reflection of the development of agriculture Ceará is highlighted especially in the fruitgrowing sector, where production, marketing and consumption are high and thus provide a favorable environment for the growth of this activity. However the price of agricultural products does not have stability especially when compared to nonagricultural products, and this is due to factors such as climate dependence and specificity of the products that end up increasing the risk of the activity and consequently contribute to constant fluctuations in product prices agricultural. Thus, knowing the price trend of these products is of paramount importance so that there is an agricultural planning. The objective of this study is to analyze the behavior of the prices of the main fruits and vegetables consumed by the population of the city of Fortaleza / CE. For this it was necessary to obtain a prior knowledge of fruits and vegetables most consumed by the Brazilian population, then filter the most consumed in the city. The historical prices of each crop analyzed for the year 2015 was obtained through direct field research in major retailers trades fortress and through the official website of the municipal Department of protection and defense of consumer rights (PROCON) fortress.