Characterization of milk production in Rio Grande do Sul: specialization, concentration, and sources of growth (1999-2020)

• Autor(a) principal: Bender Filho, Reisoli
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Favaretto, Juliana, Pott de Medeiros, Angélica
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Redes (Santa Cruz do Sul. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/redes/article/view/15634
• topic: Milk production; Rio Grande do Sul; Specialization; Concentration; Sources of growth; Producción de leche; Rio Grande do Sul; Especialización; Concentración; Fuentes de crecimiento; Produção de leite; Rio Grande do Sul; Especialização; Concentração; Fontes de crescimento

The objective of this article was to evaluate the structure of milk production in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, considering the specialization, concentration of milk production and, the sources of growth of this agricultural activity, in the period 1999-2020. For this, the Locational Quotient (LQ), the Locational Gini (LG) and the shift-share method were estimated. The results indicate the growth of specialization and concentration of production, with the Northwest region being the main dairy basin in the state and the micro-regions of Três Passos, Cerro Largo, Guaporé and Santa Rosa being the most specialized. It is noteworthy that among the 35 microregions in Rio Grande do Sul, only 11 had LQ equal to or greater than two in the analyzed period, characterizing themselves as highly specialized. This specialization was associated with the increase in the spatial concentration of milk production, measured by the Locational Gini, given that the index increased from 0.39 in 1999 to 0.53 in 2020, demonstrating that, in measure, the most specialized regions have become the most productive, whether due to the favorable dynamics or due to the structural conditions. Furthermore, it was observed that the advance of the activity occurred associated with the reduction of the herd in lactation and with the increase of productivity, technology and specialization.