Factor coding
| Final category | Initial category |
|---|---|
| Economic problems | Sugar and ethanol price, oversupply, demand shrinkage, sugar export drop, sector’s profitability decline, ethanol export drop |
| Government policies | High interest rate, government decisions about ethanol and gasoline price, lack of government incentives, IAA dissolution |
| Climatic problems | Excess rainfall, drought, frost |
| Financial crises | 2008 crisis, World crises |
| Credit availability | Lack of credit |
| Legislative change | Change in environmental legislation |
| Competition | High competition |
| Financial problems | Revenue decrease, indebtedness increase, lack of working capital, difficulty in credit line renewal, availability of credit through the pledge/pawn of products, short-term debt payment |
| Organisational operational issues | Sugarcane milling decline, operational costs increase, low productivity, delay to start the mill’s activity, high costs to maintain rural properties, high sugar logistical costs, high production cost, labour cost increase |
| Investments | Investments in expansion, investment decrease, investment for expansion |
| Problems related to the final price | Cost of production higher than the sale value, early products sale |
| Relational problems | Conflicts and uncertainty towards the stakeholders |
| Final category | Initial category |
|---|---|
| Economic problems | Sugar and ethanol price, oversupply, demand shrinkage, sugar export drop, sector’s profitability decline, ethanol export drop |
| Government policies | High interest rate, government decisions about ethanol and gasoline price, lack of government incentives, IAA dissolution |
| Climatic problems | Excess rainfall, drought, frost |
| Financial crises | 2008 crisis, World crises |
| Credit availability | Lack of credit |
| Legislative change | Change in environmental legislation |
| Competition | High competition |
| Financial problems | Revenue decrease, indebtedness increase, lack of working capital, difficulty in credit line renewal, availability of credit through the pledge/pawn of products, short-term debt payment |
| Organisational operational issues | Sugarcane milling decline, operational costs increase, low productivity, delay to start the mill’s activity, high costs to maintain rural properties, high sugar logistical costs, high production cost, labour cost increase |
| Investments | Investments in expansion, investment decrease, investment for expansion |
| Problems related to the final price | Cost of production higher than the sale value, early products sale |
| Relational problems | Conflicts and uncertainty towards the stakeholders |