Brazil is considered the world's largest coffee producer and exporter, so this commodity carries great weight in the country's trade balance. In addition, the product is considered volatile, many of the reasons being the constant changes in the world economic scenario.
According to CECAFE (2016), much of the coffee exported is as a commodity, since many factors make it impossible to export more processed coffee.
Information about the data source
Maintaining institution: CECAFÉ
“CECAFÉ, the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council, originated from the merger of two entities representing the export sector: the Brazilian Association of Coffee Exporters (ABECAFÉ) and the Brazilian Federation of Coffee Exporters (FEBEC). ” (CECAFÉ, [n.d.])
Its mission is:
To represent and promote the development of the coffee export sector nationally and internationally, through strategic and legal actions, exchange and intelligence of sector information, and the execution of citizenship and social responsibility projects that strengthen the sustainability image of Brazil's coffees. (CECAFÉ, [n.d.])
- Name of the chosen source: Monthly export report for May 2017
- Electronic address to access the source: http://www.cecafe.com.br/publicacoes/relatorio-de-exportacoes/
- Description of the navigation process to the source:
Upon accessing the site, the Publications tab was selected, and then Export report.
Figure 1: Accessing the data source (screenshot).
Source: the authors themselves.
After that, click Download the full report (ZIP) at the bottom of the page.
Figure 2: downloading the data source (screenshot).
Source: the authors themselves.
Information about the data
The spreadsheet download on the CECAFÉ website is made available for retrieval in the “(XLS)” format.
The attributes that make up the datasets are presented below.
Spreadsheet: VOLUME (BAGS).
- Month/Year: refers to all the months of 2016.
- Total green coffee: refers to the amount of green coffee exported throughout the months of 2016.
- Total processed: refers to the amount of roasted coffee exported throughout the months of 2016.
- Grand total: shows the total coffee exported during the months of 2016, adding green and processed.
Spreadsheet: FOREIGN EXCHANGE REVENUE (in US$ 1,000.00)
- Month/Year: refers to all the months of 2016.
- Total green coffee: refers to the revenue from green coffee exported throughout the months of 2016.
- Total processed: refers to the revenue from roasted coffee exported throughout the months of 2016.
- Grand total: shows the total revenue in dollars from coffee exported during the months of 2016, adding green and processed.
Spreadsheet: AVERAGE PRICE PER BAG
- Month/Year: refers to all the months of 2016.
- Volume: refers to the total volume exported during each period, in 60-kg bags.
- Revenue: refers to the total revenue from exports in each period, in US$ 1,000.00.
- Average price per bag: shows the average price of each bag sold in the period.
Visualization of the data present in the source described
Chart 1: VOLUME (BAGS)
Source: Authors
Chart 2: FOREIGN EXCHANGE REVENUE (in US$ 1,000.00)
Source: Authors
Chart 3: AVERAGE PRICE PER BAG
Source: Authors
Authors: Gustavo Dos Santos Gallego*, Matheus Da Cunha Otenio*, Welington Pereira Da Costa Santos*, Wellington Flávio Rodrigues Vieira* and William Simplício Da Silva*
* Students in the Business Administration program at São Paulo State University - "Júlio de Mesquita Filho".
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