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Table 8 Farm distribution according to minimum wage classes and respective monthly gross income per farm expressed in terms of minimum wage per farm

From: The development of Brazilian agriculture: future technological challenges and opportunities

Monthly minimum wage

Frequency in number of farms

% of farms in each category

Monthly gross income per farm

(1 to 2]

570,480

27.32

1.43

(2 to 10]

1,012,038

48.47

4.65

>10

505,621

24.21

49.93

Total

2,088,139

100.00

8.51

  1. Data from THE IBGE 2006 Agricultural Census (calculations by E. Alves)