Desvendando o agronegócio: financiamento agrícola e o papel estratégico do sistema de armazenamento de grãos

Abstract

Understanding agribusiness: agricultural financing and the strategic role of grain storage system During the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, there was a change from an agricultural financing policy, performed exclusively by the government, to a regulation conducted especially by the market. From 90’s Brazilian government created mechanisms for agricultural policies that transferred, especially to big companies, the power of financing production. A decade later, new instruments were created, enabling the participation of investors and pension funds. However, to make supply policies conducted by the government, and the financing policies performed by companies and speculators work, there must be a control of the storage system, enabling efficient grain transportation. This article aims at assessing the changes on financing policies of the Brazilian agribusiness and the importance of storage system so that both the government and companies’ policies can be effective.