Mercado internacional da agropecuária do Rio Grande do Sul: uma análise da evolução do comércio com o Mercosul

Abstract

Historically, agriculture was the basis of the economic formation of our country. And international trade in agricultural products plays a key role in national economic performance. Among the main exporting states, we chose to analyze the foreign trade of Rio Grande do Sul. Thus, the present study aims to analyze the imports and exports of agricultural products between the state of Rio Grande do Sul and its commercial partners that are part of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur), in the period from 2000 to 2021. Methodologically, the research has a descriptive character, with an approach quantitative and secondary data collection method. Data collection took place through secondary data obtained directly from the Foreign Trade Statistics System (Comex Stat, 2022). Finally, the data analysis technique was descriptive statistics. After analyzing the data, it was found that its main trading partners in the state of Rio Grande do Sul are Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. In addition, it was concluded that the main destination for exports from Mercosur countries is Uruguay, the main product purchased is Mate. While the country that the state of Rio Grande do Sul buys the most, according to the analyzes carried out, is from Argentina, importing mainly wheat and barley.