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R$ 1,20
R$ 1,00
R$ 0,80
R$ 0,60
R$ 0,40
R$ 0,20
R$ 0,00
Grain maize (R$/kg)
Milk(R$/L)
DEFORESTATION AND LOWER AGRICULTURAL AND ANIMAL
HUSBANDRY PRODUCT PRICES
DEFORESTATION AND THE INCREASE IN CULTIVATED AREAS ALSO DEPRECIATE
THE PRICE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
GRAPH 2. AVERAGE PRICE REDUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
PRODUCTS DUE TO DEFORESTATION AND LAND INCORPORATION IN 2017
R$ 1,40
FACTORS THAT IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY
ALSO INCREASE LAND PRICES
Factors that directly impact productivity — such as rainfall or access to technical
guidance and infrastructure - also positively influence land prices.
GRAPH 3. ELASTICITY OF LAND PRICES WITH RESPECT TO PRODUCTIVITY
DETERMINANTS AND DEFORESTATION IN 2017, USING THE MUNICIPAL TERRITORIAL
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.
Paddy rice (R$/kg)
R$ 0,00
-R$ 0,01
-R$ 0,02
-R$ 0,03
-R$ 0,04
-R$ 0,05
-R$ 0,06
Soybean (R$/kg)
Average reduction of deforestation
on price in 2017 (R$/kg)
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Technical guidance
Energy
Average price in 2017 (R$/kg)
Average reduction of deforestation on price in 2017 (R$/kg)
Source: original survey results. Only the most statistically significant impacts selected for inclusion (≤1%).
Deforestation caused a US$ 0.61 reduction in
the average price of a 60kg bag of soybeans
(US$ 0.009/kg as per Graph 2), i.e. -4.5%
compared to the 2017 level. This number
was more pronounced in municipalities
classified as "in expansion" due to their
higher deforestation rates. If there had been
no deforestation from 2011 to 2014 in those
municipalities, the price of soybeans in 2017
would have been, on average, 22% higher.
The reduction in the price of agricultural
and animal husbandry products is a positive
and desirable effect if we consider the
consumption levels of Brazilian families
and the competitiveness of Brazilian
producers in foreign markets. However, lower
commodity prices can also be achieved by
factors designed to increase productivity,
such as access to technical guidance.
Access to technical guidance in areas totalling
840,000 to 996,000 hectares, depending
on the product, renders the same effect as
the deforestation of 7 million hectares as
regards reducing prices for soy, corn, rice
and milk. According to the IBGE5, only 20%
of establishments (51% of the agribusiness
area) received technical guidance in 2017.
5 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - IBGE. 2019. 2017 Agricultural Census: Definitive results. Available in
Portuguese at: <https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/pesquisa/censo-agropecuario/censo-agropecuario-2017>.
1,2
1
0,8
0,6
0,4
0,2
0
-0,2
-0,4
-0,6
-0,8
In expansion
In transition
Stagnated
As can be seen in the above graph, the
negative impact on the value of land
prices caused by deforestation and land
incorporation for agribusiness production
is outweighed by the positive impact
caused by other factors, such as access
to infrastructure, technical guidance and
Consolidated In crisis
Brazil
Source: original
survey results.
biophysical land characteristics. This
may explain Brazil's persistent increase
in land prices, even with constant
deforestation and land incorporation. It also
demonstrates the importance of investing
in productivity factors, while simultaneously
promoting an end to deforestation.
Precipitation
Education
Distance from ports
HOW DOES BRAZILIAN AGRIBUSINESS BENEFIT FROM DEFORESTATION?
Deforestation
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