O PIB do agronegócio no estado de Minas Gerais: uma análise insumo-produto

Agribusiness productive structures and its changes in Minas Gerais state were analyzed in this study, according to following aggregate definitions: aggregate one (suppliers of input and goods for agricultural sector); aggregate two (agricultural production); aggregate three (processing and industrialization agricultural); and aggregate four (agricultural distribution). For this purpose, the 1999’s input-output table of Minas Gerais state was used. Incomes generated by agribusiness represented 29.76 percent from the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in Minas Gerais state and 9.6 percent from the GDP in the national agribusiness. As for GDP from Minhas Gerais state, agricultural input supplier sectors reached 20.73 percent; agricultutural sector (27.53 percent); processing, industrialization and distribution activities (51.75 percent). The Minas Gerais state economy was characterized as an industrial food economy due to its agricultural production near of one-third of the total agribusiness value. The results are relevant and emphasize how important is the agricultural sector for the development of the economy in Minas Gerais state.