PRICE INDEX: A DECISIVE FACTOR IN INVESTMENT IN THE TILAPIA PRODUCTION CHAIN

fator decisório do investimento na cadeia produtiva da tilápia

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Abstract

The present article aimed to develop a Tilapia Price Index (TPI), based on the price variation concerning the tilapia production chain, to serve as a tool and alternative for investment decisions in the sector. To elaborate the index, price surveys were conducted regarding the tilapia production chain from Aug/22 to Aug/23, consisting of the following groups: earthmoving, slaughterhouses and warehouses, fingerling suppliers, feed suppliers, and equipment. In the calculation, the Laspeyres index method was used, which proved to be the most suitable. To ascertain its consistency, the calculated index (TPI) was compared with the National Consumer Price Index (IPCA), which serves to measure the official inflation in Brazil. The calculation result for the analyzed period revealed an index of 1.0841, indicating a price variation of 8.41%. This index is higher than the price variation in Brazil, measured by IPCA during the same period, which was 4.61%. This considerable difference between indicators allows us to point out the magnitude of growth in the tilapia market, which presents itself as conducive to investments in the sector.

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Author Biographies

Gilnei Saurin, Centro Universitário da Fundação Assis Gurgacz

Doutor em Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentável e Mestre em Desenvolvimento Regional e Agronegócio, ambos pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, respectivamente em Marechal Cândido Rondon e Toledo, Paraná, Brasil. Economista pelo Centro de Ensino Superior de Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil. Docente no Centro Universitário da Fundação Assis Gurgacz, Cascavel, Paraná, Brasil.

Aldi Feiden, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE

Doutor e Mestre em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais, Engenheiro Agrônomo, todos pela
Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Paraná, Brasil. Professor Associado da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, vinculado ao Centro de Engenharias e Ciências Exatas, Toledo, Paraná, Brasil. Docente permanente dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Pesqueiros e Engenharia de Pesca (Campus Toledo), e em Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentável (Campus Marechal Cândido Rondon), ambos da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Brasil.

Published

2025-08-05

How to Cite

Saurin, G., & Feiden, A. (2025). PRICE INDEX: A DECISIVE FACTOR IN INVESTMENT IN THE TILAPIA PRODUCTION CHAIN: fator decisório do investimento na cadeia produtiva da tilápia. Revista Paranaense De Desenvolvimento - RPD, 46(148). Retrieved from https://ipardes.emnuvens.com.br/revistaparanaense/article/view/1353