The exchange variation again influenced the production costs of agribusiness in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in September, according to Farsul report. The Production Costs Inflation Index (IICP) registered a 3.68% increase, mainly impacted by the price of fertilizers. In the year to date, the increase was 10.73% and in the last 12 months it reached 13.95%. The report, released on Monday (22), highlights that the August exchange rate was 32% higher than in the same period last year.
The Inflation Index of Prices Received by the rural producer also registered a rise, reaching 5.27% in the last month. The main factors responsible for the result were the prices of soy and corn. In the accumulated of the year, the increase reaches 24.21%.
It is possible to perceive the detachment between the prices of the field and the shelves of the supermarkets. In the last 12 months, the accumulated IIPR increase was 29.61%, while the IPCA Alimentos stood at 2.68%. In the relationship between the IICP and the IPCA, the difference is also great. While the former reached 13.95%, the latter scored 4.53% in 12 months.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.