SILVA, E. S.; SILVA, Emanuel de Sousa.
Resumen:
This paper aims to emphasize the competitive evolution of export pineapple Paraíba in relation to the main Brazilian exporters of the commodity taking into consideration the period 2005-2012. Index of revealed comparative advantage (RCA) developed by Balassa (1965) and Constant Market Share (CMS): To achieve this goal two indices to measure the degree of competitiveness was used. The results show that the Paraíba has been evolving in the production and export of pineapple and gaining a competitive edge to the main Brazilian producers of commodity thus the Paraíba shown a great national power, striding to become the largest producer and exporter of pineapple Brazil.
