A evolução do desempenho das exportações agrícolas brasileiras destacando a contribuição da fruticultura e a produção do melão do Rio Grande do Norte no período de 1997 a 2017

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the contribution of fruticulture in the evolutionary process of the performance of agricultural exports in Brazil and Rio Grande do Norte in the period from 1997 to 2017. For this purpose, an exploratory and bibliographic research was carried out, with qualitative analysis of the information collected. In possession of the research carried out, it was observed that the Brazilian agricultural sector had a rise in the studied period (1997-2017) with an average participation of 24% in Brazilian GDP. In this context, the agricultural sector had a predominant participation, highlighting the fruticulture with a substantial growth in the analyzed period. In this scenario, Brazil stood out as the third largest fruit producer in the world in 2008, being the northeast region that most grew in recent years in terms of fresh fruit production, highlighting the melon and the state of Rio Grande do Norte as the largest product or of this fruit. Currently, Melon is considered the largest product exported from this state, standing out because it presents a considerably attractive export price. Finalizing the study, it is worth mentioning the positive contribution of the state of Rio Grande do Norte to the evolution of the performance of agricultural exports involving the fruticulture and the production of melon.