Economic aspects of bean production: four years of monitoring in 1st and 2nd harvests in the state of Paraná, Brazil

Abstract

In recent years, the Brazilian production of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) has stood out due to the increase in productivity and Paraná has great representativeness in the national context of the product, making relevant the analysis of the economic aspects associated with its production. Thus, this article aimed to present studies associated with the economics of bean production in Paraná, which are the characterization of operating costs and revenues for beans in the black and color group, produced in 1ª and 2ª crops in the period from 2014 to 2018, in 49 production units in the state of Paraná, as well as operating revenues and analysis of grain commercialization margins. The results point to differences between 1ª and 2ª crops in the bean culture in terms of costs, productivity and consequently recipes, but significant differences are also found between the groups of black beans and colors. Fertilization, disease control and seed acquisition represent a significant portion of the costs. The highest revenues were obtained in the first harvest. With regard to commercialization margins, price variations were harmful to farmers in 2015 for black beans and 2018 for colored beans. In contrast to the producer, there was the wholesaler, maintaining a price composition margin close to a constant between the years 2015 to 2019, regardless of the group of beans studied.