Análise da lucratividade do armazenamento de grãos de arroz, milho e soja : um estudo de caso no município de Sinop – MT

Abstract

The capacity of grains storage in countries like Argentina, France and the United States is approximately 60%, and the origin or sequence of the storage process begins in the farm and evolves to the collector system; while in Brazil, it is estimated that only 3,5% of grains are stored, in average, which happens much probably because of lack of planning and deficiency of technology difusion. Another possible explanation for this low index of grains storage could also be due to the low return provided by this kind of business in Brazil, which would take entrepreneurs to decide not to invest in this area. By this study, even minimally, we intend to contribute for the clarification of this doubt. This way, this study shows results of a profitability study of a rice, corn and soybean storage unity in the city of Sinop-MT. The instruments and methodological proceedings uses for the data collection were the observation of the target company, the information collection about costs relative to the rice, corn and soybean storage, administrative and operational expenses, and maintenance of the warehouse through one year; as well as incoming earning by the same period. Costs were classified in fixed and variable and the sed profitability index were Investment Return, Contribution Margin and Net Margin. The evaluated company showed an Investment Return of 17,82, which means that to each R$ 100,00 invested, R$ 17,82 will return by year. The Contribution Margin was of R$ 1,15, which is the value that each received, standardized and stores sack contributes to the final result. The Net Margin was of 22%, denoting that to each Real of earning, the company profits R$ 0,22. Therefore, the evaluated company showed good profitability, which seems to us that low investment on grain storage in the center-north region of Mato Grosso is much more caused due to lack of planning and deficiency of technology difusion, than to low profitability, as it was initially suspected.