Variation in the price of non-timber forest products in the urban area of Santarém, Pará.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the main PFNMs marketed in the urban area of Santarém,
in the years 2011 and 2017, as well as, the price variation of the products on the market.
Data were collected through interviews with traders in fairs, pharmacies and cooperative. The
main PFNMs marketed in the urban area of Santarém are oils, seeds and bark. It was noted
with the analysis of the prices of 2011 to 2017, that some products have undergone significant
increases, more sharply to the oil of andiroba, seed of cumaru, seed of sucupira and oil of piquiá.
Other products such as the bark had their prices reduced. This instrument can be related
to several factors applicants of the market, especially the seasonality of production, supply and
demand. The oil of andiroba is the product more sued by the market, being the oil of piquiá and
seeds of yellow sucupira products more valued.