Caracterização agrícola e de infraestrutura de armazenagem no Brasil, com destaque a macrorregião Médio-Norte Matogrossense

Abstract

Considering the extension of properties, edaphoclimatic characteristics and technology used in the field, Mato Grosso stands out as one of the states with the greatest aptitude for agricultural production, leading numbers in the regional and national scenario both in grain production, mainly soybeans and corn, and storage infrastructure. The main importance of grain storage is to preserve the physical, physiological, and chemical quality, from harvest to supply. The objective of this exploratory study was to carry out a diagnosis of current production and storage, at national, regional, state and macro region levels, with emphasis on the Middle-North of Mato Grosso. From the collection of information in official bodies, analyzes were carried out to establish the comparisons between production and storage, also observing the temporal evolution of production in four municipalities in the Middle-North that border highway BR 163: Nova Mutum; Lucas do Rio Verde; Sorriso and Sinop. The main results obtained indicated that storage deficits are high, going from 50% depending on the region, and the ideal would be 20% of static capacity surplus, making it necessary to encourage projects to increase storage units. The North mesoregion is responsible for 63.4% of the state's static capacity. Only the Middle-North macro region represents 9.86% of the national production.