TRANSPORT LOGISTICS AND COFFEE EXPORTS IN THE STATE OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL

Abstract

In the international market, transport logistics has become a key and indispensable element in the territorial organization of business activities, including the agricultural commodities segment. The productive and commercial structures of exportable products such as coffee, which is demanded in international markets, seek specialized transport services to interconnect markets. The objective of this article is to analyze the spatial interactions of the infrastructure of logistical transport services in the movement of coffee produced in Minas Gerais and which is exported to international markets, considering the productive areas, customs areas and international transport, in the period of 1997 to 2018. Literature review, data collection and organization made available by Brazilian public institutions was carried out. Exporting companies transport coffee across the national territory using the road modal, which concentrate flows in ports and maritime transport bound for global markets.