Viabilidade econômico-financeira da cafeicultura no sul de Minas Gerais

Abstract

This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the economic and financial feasibility of establishing coffee plantations in the southern region of the State of Minas Gerais. To do this, three different investments with different production systems were analyzed: Project A - an average annual production of 40 bags per hectare with mechanized coffee harvesting, Project B - an average annual production of 30 bags per hectare with manual coffee harvesting; and Production C - an average annual production of 30 bags per hectare with mechanized coffee harvesting. Thus, techniques or project analysis indicators were used to verify the economic and financial feasibility of investing in coffee activity. The main results conclude that, for the establishment of coffee plantations in southern Minas Gerais, the factor that should be paid more attention to by rural entrepreneurs is the price of coffee, because it has the greatest influence on the economic and financial feasibility of coffee investment. Thus, the rural entrepreneur must use a management style that emphasizes planning and cost management and seeks to optimize the productive resources used in coffee plantations, while also using market mechanisms to minimize the risk of coffee price variability in the future market. Productivity increase is another point of paramount importance. The greater the productivity, the lower the unit cost of a bag of coffee, thus increasing the possibility of the entrepreneur earning higher profit margins. Finally, the study showed that the use of mechanized coffee harvesting, when possible, has a significant impact on costs, which directly influences the performance of the enterprise.