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Abstract
This article evaluates the evolution of productivity, specialization and
concentration of milk production in microregions of Rio Grande do Sul in the period
1990 to 2009. Productivity is measured by the ratio between milk production and the
number of cows milked, the specialization is calculated from the location quotient (QL)
and concentration is determined by the location Gini (GL), according to the geographical
division of microregions of IBGE. The survey results showed that increases productivity,
specialization and concentration in milk production, with emphasis on microregions of
Três Passos, with QL equal to 2,33 in 2008, and Passo Fundo, with productivity of
4.197 liters/cow in 2009. The location Gini also showed a significant growth in the
period 1990-2009 (56.25%), went from 0.32 to 0.50.