Resumen

MALLEA DE T, Maria Isabel. Commercialization chains and export potential of mango. Case study in the northeast ofBrazil. CienciAgro [online]. 2009, vol.1, n.4, pp. 109-115. ISSN 2072-1404.

In the Northeast of Brazil were evaluated the supply chains of mango, his commercialization, handle and their export potentialities, through surveys to the actors in the production and commercialization chains. It had been studied the more common characteristics of commercialization chains, their actors, types, inherent problematic, supply and demand and the economic aspects of the crop. The export marketing chains are well established and its efficiency is fair to good, dominating the medium-chain producer output goes directly to the export cooperatives. The infrastructure in the cluster has improved somewhat, such as construction of shed, refrigerated facilities, packinghouses and control of laboratory equipment. There are still problems in transport logistics and phytosanity that affects the domestic market and external respectively. The barriers for the small and medium producers consist in lack of information with respect to the external market, high banking interests and the lack of coordination between producers. The difference in price of local and export market is approximately 30%. In general handle area represents from good to regular income for farmers, these being highly vulnerable to market changes and prices

Palabras llave : mango; commercialization chains; Northeast of Brazil.