Evolution of input prices and labor costs for sugarcane production in the Traditional Center-South region: 2014/15 harvest

Aline Bigaton, André Felipe Danelon, Átila Carvalho, D’Aragone, Ruan Richard, Haroldo José Torres da Silva and Pedro Valentim Marques

Revista IPecege, 2015, vol. 1, issue 2

Abstract: The survey of agricultural input prices – the main products used in sugarcane production – and labor costs, conducted by the Continuing Education Program in Economics and Business Management – ​​PECEGE, for the 2014/2015 harvest, highlighted the importance of the analyzed items in the variation of sugarcane supplier costs. Although the category of soil amendments showed the greatest price variation (160%), it was the category of fertilizers that generated the greatest impact on input costs (R$0.30/ton). Regarding labor, despite the positive price variation caused by the salary adjustment, the variation in production costs was negative, indicating a possible reduction in the workforce due to increased mechanization of the crop. For the 2015/2016 harvest, it is expected that the drop in international prices of petroleum derivatives will mitigate the impacts of currency appreciation, which has a significant influence on input prices, especially on the fertilizer category.

Keywords: Financial; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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