摘要：The grape is a fruit of great national economic importance. The São Paulo state is the main grape producer table. For the Northwest region, viticulture shows up as a prominent activity, especially for small farmers. Analyze the performance of production units affects the decision-making process, especially when considering financial nature variants and non-financial. This study aimed to evaluate the technical efficiency of eleven mills grape Jales/SP in 2015. It was used as an analytical tool Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) which is based on linear programming to identify the most efficient producers in use of inputs. The calculations were performed with the help of DEAP software version 2.1. The survey results suggest four production units with maximum efficiency. Two DMU’s (decision making units) showed excesses of inputs, operating at supra-optimal scale. The results also demonstrate that a significant proportion of the properties are technically inefficient. With regard to agribusiness, the application of DEA tool is spreading due to its characteristic of providing subsidies to producers for management and the ability to seek continuous improvement of its processes.
