This article discusses the formation and distribution of dynamic power resources in the poultry processing companies of the state Santa Catarina, Brazil. The development of the integration contract system in Santa Catarina's poultry processing industry was influenced by various factors: historical characteristics (experience with pig breeding), regional characteristics (proximity to soybean farming), political participation, individual and collective actions of the actors (associations), and dynamic power resources (constitutional, technological, financial, legal, political and organizational). In this context, it was concluded that the poultry farming and processing industry in the state of Santa Catarina followed a very distinct path of dependence, which led to the structuring of a more efficient contract system than that of other regions in the country.
poultry farming; dynamic capacity; contract systems; Santa Catarina
