O custo da exportação marcada por commodities: o paradoxo da importância da exportação dos grãos de soja para o Brasil, o desperdício e os impactos ambientais

Abstract

Brazilian exports are largely marked by commodities, including soybeans, which currently account for most of these exports. The general objective of this research is to point out, citing the researches of authors who studied the Brazilian soybean issue, the technological evolution and the implementation of advanced management techniques in the production, that increased productivity considerably throughout the country in the last 40 years, making soy the main commodity exported by Brazil. A succinct survey was also made on waste in production, how much is lost or not won, and the environmental and economic impacts in the country resulting from the scale production of this good and such waste. The paradox of the country's potentials with soybean production and the waste that entails financial and environmental costs is exposed through authors' references and statistical data.