Multivariate Analysis of Brazilian Agricultural Production

Agribusiness is one of the most important sectors for Brazil, expressing positive values in the trade balance, with a share of 23% of GDP, besides the great generation of employment along its chain. In this way, Brazil stands out due to the expressive volume of agricultural production, making it one of the largest exporters of food in the world. In this way, it sought to apply the multivariate analysis through multidimensional scaling between the area, production and gross value of agricultural products, in order to observe the similarities and dissimilarities between them, which resulted in three discrepant products, which are of great importance to the Brazilian economy, being soy, sugar cane and corn, besides the formation of two distinct groups of products with similar characteristics