Abstract

ISAAC, F.l.  and  SOUZA, J.G.. The exports of Brazilian beef and the exchange tax. Arch. zootec. [online]. 2010, vol.59, n.225, pp.73-79. ISSN 1885-4494.

This study aims at analyzing the structure of the international beef market and the effects of exchange rate policies employed by Brazil on the exports and the price of the Brazilian beef from 1967 through 2003. In order to analyze the effect of the exchange rate on international beef prices in Brazilian currency (real), the method known as shift-share is used. In that analysis, it is possible to obtain the isolated effect of the variations on beef prices in dollars (dollar effect) and on the exchange rate (exchange rate effect) accross the variations of beef prices in national currency (total effect). The Brazilian exchange rate policy had a positive effect on the export of Brazilian beef from 1967 through 2003. Therefore, the real exchange rate plays a key role in the overall performance of the beef export sector, a result that has been obtained by other authors.

Keywords : Beef; Cattle; Econometrics; Economy; Export.

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