Análisis de la rentabilidad de los productos agrícolas de exportación soya y papaya de Ecuador en el periodo 2000 - 2018

Abstract

Abstract: Agricultural production is exposed to different external factors that for producers represents a risk for the yield of the planted hectares, in turn for the investment in crops. In the case of soybeans and papaya, they are no strangers to presenting risks, Despite this, in Ecuador no studies are identified that allow analyzing the evaluation of the yield that demonstrate the feasibility of sowing and growing these products of export. From there arises the present research that aims to analyze the profitability of soybeans and papaya in the years 2000 - 2018, to show fluctuations and the impact on return on investment. As a methodology, a quantitative approach is used with the analysis of the producer's price, the yield in tons and dollars of the hectares cultivated, as well as the production cost and the necessary investment available on the page FAO website. The results show that, although it is more profitable to produce soybeans, the papaya represents a larger investment, but the returns depend on the increase in costs that mean that risk is associated not only with external factors, but also with market factors.