Minimum prices and stabilization of agricultural prices

Vol. 13 No. 1 (1993)

Jan-Mar / 1993
Published January 1, 1993
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How to Cite

Carvalho, Maria Auxiliadora de, and César Roberto Leite da Silva. 1993. “Minimum Prices and Stabilization of Agricultural Prices”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 13 (1):55-67. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572000-0662.

Minimum prices and stabilization of agricultural prices

Maria Auxiliadora de Carvalho
Do Instituto de Economia Agrícola da Secretaria da Agricultura do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo/ SP, Brasil.
César Roberto Leite da Silva
Do Instituto de Economia Agrícola da Secretaria da Agricultura do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo/ SP, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 13 No. 1 (1993), Jan-Mar / 1993, Pages 55-67

Abstract

This work analyses the minimum price policy in Brazil. Some measures of price
spread are performed in monthly prices time-series to estimate the impact of the policy on
the series of rice and corn. The results suggest that changes in the price policy would not
modify the historical performance of the price time-series for these crops, except the case of
the intervention prices that has worked since 1988.

JEL Classification: Q11; Q14.


Keywords: Minimum price agriculture agricultural finance