Avaliação do financiamento rural sobre o custo de produção e a viabilidade financeira em sistemas de criação de bovinos de corte.

The objective was to compare the economic-financial feasibility of beef calves’projects, using rural credit and own capital resources. Mathematical model for calculation of production costs and cash flow statement was used to estimate economic and financial indicators. Simulations were performed for different scenarios, considering two levels of technological intensification in the production systems. The economic results were more favorable to production systems that used technology more intensely and with greater investments. The financial results indicated that, all the scenarios were viable and attractive for investment. It was concluded that, the use of the rural credit could be a strategy to leverage the production of beef calves.