Editing Tocantins (section)

== Economy ==
[[Image:Irrigated rice plantation at Formoso do Araguaia, Brazil.jpg|thumb|right|Irrigated rice in [[Formoso do Araguaia]]]]
[[Image:Tocantins e os bois.jpg|thumb|right|Cattle in Tocantins]]
The [[service sector]] is the largest component of [[GDP]] at 59.9%, followed by the industrial sector at 27.2%. Agriculture represents 12.9% of GDP (2004). Tocantins exports: [[soybean]] 89.2%, [[beef]] 10.5% (2002). Tocantins' economy is based on an aggressive expansionist model of agro-exports and is marked by consecutive records of primary hyper-surpluses: its exports reveal its strong agricultural inclination. Following the example of neighboring states (Mato Grosso and Goiás), it is becoming a major grain producer (soy, corn, rice).

As with much of Brazil, Tocantins' economy is also dependent on [[cattle]] ranching. The state's [[pineapple]] [[plantation]]s is considerable. In the state's north, [[charcoal]] and [[Vegetable oil|oils]] are extracted from the babaçu [[palm tree]].

The gross value of the state's [[agriculture|agricultural production]] was estimated at more than R$ 7.6 billion in 2019.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web| url = https://seagro.to.gov.br/noticia/2019/12/20/producao-sustentavel-e-tecnificacao--impulsionam-o-desenvolvimento-do-setor-agropecuario-tocantinense/| title = Produção sustentável e tecnificação impulsionam o desenvolvimento do setor agropecuário tocantinense}}</ref>

In [[soy]], Tocantins is the largest producer in the northern region of Brazil. In the 2019 harvest, Tocantins harvested 3 million tons.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rondonia.ro.gov.br/rondonia-deve-produzir-12-milhoes-de-toneladas-de-soja-na-safra-20192020/| title = Rondônia deve produzir 1,2 milhão de toneladas de soja na safra 2019/2020| date = 13 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://blogs.canalrural.com.br/embrapasoja/2019/07/10/soja-e-ouro-do-estado-do-tocantins/| title = Soja é ouro no estado do Tocantins| date = 10 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.embrapa.br/busca-de-noticias/-/noticia/46487476/especialistas-e-produtores-debatem-sobre-a-expansao-da-soja-no-para| title = Especialistas e produtores debatem sobre a expansão da soja no Pará}}</ref>

In [[maize]], the state harvested close to 1 million tonnes in 2019.<ref name="auto1"/>

In 2019 Tocantins was the leader in [[rice]] production in the North region, becoming the 3rd largest producer in Brazil.<ref name="auto1"/> Harvested more than 670 thousand tons in the 2016/2017 harvest.

Regarding [[pineapple]], in 2018 Tocantins was the 6th largest producer state in Brazil, with 69 million fruits.<ref name="ReferenceH">{{cite web| url = http://www.cnpmf.embrapa.br/Base_de_Dados/index_pdf/dados/brasil/abacaxi/b1_abacaxi.pdf| title = Produção brasileira de abacaxi em 2018, Embrapa}}</ref>

In 2019 the state's cattle herd was 8 million animals.<ref name="auto1"/>

About industry, Tocantins had an industrial GDP of R$ 4.5 billion in 2017, equivalent to 0.4% of the national industry. It employs 30,234 workers in the industry. The main industrial sectors are: Construction (34.1%), Industrial Services of Public Utility, such as Electricity and Water (28.4%), Food (22.5%), Non-metallic minerals (5.2%) and Chemicals (1.5%). These 5 sectors concentrate 91.7% of the state's industry.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://perfildaindustria.portaldaindustria.com.br/estado/to| title = Industry Profile of Tocantins}} </ref>

Its industry is mainly agroindustry, centralized in six districts located in five pole cities: [[Palmas, Tocantins|Palmas]], [[Araguaína]], [[Gurupi]], [[Porto Nacional]] and [[Paraíso do Tocantins]]. Its industry is still small and focused mainly on domestic consumption.<ref>[https://www.to.gov.br/sics/distritos-industriais/48yj3k82scp9 Distritos Industriais do Tocantins]></ref>

In the tertiary sector (commerce and services), its main activities are concentrated in the capital Palmas and also in the cities that are located on the side of the Belém-Brasília Highway ([[BR-153]] and [[BR-226]]). This highway is vital for Tocantins, as it cuts the state from north to south and allows for a better performance in the economic growth of the cities located on its banks, serving as a warehouse for road transport and services for travelers. In addition, the Belém-Brasília Highway also facilitates the flow of production from Tocantins to other states and to ports on the coast.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/index.php/biblioteca-catalogo?view=detalhes&id=441654|title=IBGE &#124; Biblioteca|website=IBGE &#124; Biblioteca}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/to/tocantins/noticia/br-153-rodovia-transformou-a-vida-de-moradores-do-norte-do-tocantins.ghtml|title=BR-153: rodovia transformou a vida de moradores do norte do Tocantins|date=June 13, 2017|website=G1}}</ref>