Consolidação do complexo agroindustrial da carne bovina no Brasil

Abstract

The beef production chain is considered an agro-industrial complex (AIC) brings prac-tices related to the production of inputs, farms, slaughterhouses and distribution. Its importance for the national economy can be seen in the fact that Brazil has become throughout history one of the main beef producers and exporters in the world, being the first in the ranking of bovine beef exporters in 2020, exporting 2.2 million tons of beef around the world, representing 14.4% of the segment in the international market. In ad-dition, Brazil currently has the largest commercial herd in the world, formed by approx-imately 217 million heads, representing 14.3% of the world herd. For this reason, this final paper, through a bibliographical review, seeks to demonstrate the importance of the Bovine Beef Complex for the national economy, testing the hypothesis that the evolu-tion of the bovine beef AIC occurred intensely, bringing with it expansionist characteris-tics in which refers to the volume of production and exportation, becoming an indispen-sable activity for the Brazilian agribusiness economy.