Comparative analysis of production costs and economic evaluation of ‘Vitória’, ‘Pérola’ and ‘Smooth Cayenne’ pineapples

• Autor(a) principal: Galeano, Edileuza Aparecida Vital
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Ventura, José Aires
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Ciências Agrárias (Belém. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ajaes.ufra.edu.br/index.php/ajaes/article/view/2765
• topic: Ananas comosus var. comosus; Technical coefficients; Profitability; Ananas comosus var. comosus; Coeficientes técnicos; Lucratividade

The pineapple cv. Vitória has shown high productivity in relation to other cultivars. However, this cultivar is still little adopted due to the low availability and high cost of seedlings. The objective of this study was to estimate the cost of production and make an economic evaluation of cv. Vitória, comparing it with the estimated costs for ‘Pérola’ and ‘Smooth Cayenne’. The comparative results showed a profit of approximately 160% higher than cv. Pérola for cv. Vitória and 237% higher than cv. Smooth Cayenne, in single and double row planting, respectively. The profit per fruit in cv. Vitória was 54.7% higher than the ‘Pérola’ pineapple and 124.6% higher than ‘Smooth Cayenne’. Considering the evaluated phytosanitary risk, the profit per fruit in cv. Vitória was 163% and 337% higher in relation to ‘Pérola’ and ‘Smooth Cayenne’ pineapples, respectively. Among the evaluated options, it is more economically feasible to produce Vitória pineapple due to its greater productivity, profitability, and resistance to fusariosis.