CONCENTRAÇÃO DAS ATIVIDADES AGROINDUSTRIAIS DE MATO GROSSO EM 2023

Abstract

Mato Grosso is one of Brazil’s main agro-industrial hubs, accounting in 2023 for 18.8% of the national agricultural production value, with record harvests of soybeans (44.4 million tons) and corn (50.2 million tons), as well as a strong livestock sector. Despite this economic strength, the territorial distribution of processing activities remains uneven, and much of the value added is still captured outside the state. The study aims to analyze the concentration and specialization of food industry activities in Mato Grosso in 2023, identifying the main poles, regional networks, and diffusion areas that characterize the state’s agro-industrial structure. For this purpose, data from RAIS 2023 were used to construct the Normalized Concentration Index (ICN), which combines three locational indicators — QL (Location Quotient), PR (Relative Participation), and HHm (Modified Herfindahl Index) — synthesized through Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The results reveal an organized heterogeneity, with sectors concentrated in a few municipalities, such as raw sugar and cassava flour; regional networks in vegetable oil, milling, and coffee roasting; and broadly diffused chains, such as dairy, milk preparation, beef slaughtering, and animal feed. A synthesis map highlights these spatial patterns and shows strategic overlaps across regions. It is concluded that development policies should be territorially differentiated, emphasizing cluster strategies and risk mitigation in concentrated areas, inter-municipal coordination and logistics in regional networks, and quality governance, cold-chain systems, and R&D in diffused chains. The study contributes by offering a replicable analytical framework for territorial diagnosis of the agro-industry and for guiding value-adding, productive diversification, and sustainable regional development in Mato Grosso.