O agronegócio nos estados da região sul no período de 1985 a 1995

Resumo

This article aims to measure and to characterize the agribusiness in the economies of the states of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Santa Catarina (SC) and Parana (PR) for the period of 1985 to 1995. The methodology and the data base that was used to implement this research are based on the input-output matrixes available for the states. It was verified for the period of 1985 to 1995 that the agribusiness ofRio Grande do Sul accounted for 48,65% and 38,27% of its GND, respectively, the one ofSanta Catarina for 61,55% and 59,90% and the one ofParana for 56,07% and 33,46%. It was also verified that the agricultural production is highly integrated with the urban sector, since the industries that sell products for the rural production and that buy their production contribute, in its majority, in the total value ofthe agribusiness income, in every economies. It was also verified that the states ofthe South region are inserted in the transformation process ofthe Brazilian agribusiness, presenting a higher level ofindustrial development, comparing to the national one.