Updating the Economic Profile of Açaà (Euterpe precatoria Mart. and E. oleraceae) Fruit in the states of Amazonas and Pará |
( Vol-8,Issue-4,April 2021 ) OPEN ACCESS |
Author(s): |
Luiz Antônio Bernardes Filho, Paulo de Tarso Barbosa Sampaio, Cláudia Blair & Matos |
Keywords: |
açaÃ, Euterpe precatoria, E. oleraceae ,fruit,market, production. |
Abstract: |
This study aimed to updatethe açaà (E. precatoria Mart.and E. Oleraceae) fruit economic profile using secondary data. According with secondary data analyzed, Brazilian total production(1,621,034 tons in 2019) and production value (R$ 3,615,468.00 in 2019) have been growing steadily with upward trend in the last years, pushing prices to rise. Cultivated açaà has been consolidated as the major productive system in Amazonas, with 60.7% of total state production, according to IBGE. Fruit origin has also been changing more recently, with Amazonas state remaining in second position with 111,612 tons and R$ 195,924.00 worth production in 2019, sharing 20.9% of Brazilian extractive açaà production. |
Article Info: |
Received: 16 Jan 2021; Received in revised form: 11 Mar 2021; Accepted: 03 Apr 2021; Available online: 28 Apr 2021 |
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Advanced Engineering Research and Science