Ports in Paraná record an increase of 14% in exports

In total, from January to July, terminals in Paraná handled 33.3 million tons of cargo. Volume 10% greater than the 30.3 million tons handled in the same period last year. Imports, which represented 35% of the total, totaled 11.45 million tons and also increased in 2020.

“Paraná is the major port for Brazilian agribusiness and this has been a very positive year”, says the CEO of the public company Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia. “We are the first in the country in exports of vegetable oil and frozen chicken, the second in exports of soy, bran, sugar, paper, meat and alcohol. In addition to having the best productivity for unloading fertilizer and being prominent in the movement of containers and vehicles”, says Garcia.

This year, according to him, the dry weather, the favorable exchange rate and the great demand for bulk are among the main reasons for the good performance of port activity.

SOLID – Solid bulk represents 66.6% of the total handled by the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina in 2020 and was the segment with the biggest increase. There were 20 million tons registered in 2019 and 22.18 million tons of cargo operated this year. Growth of 11%.

In exports, the volumes of sugar, soybeans (grain) and bran shipped from January to July this year stand out. All products registered an increase. Of sugar, in bulk and in bags, there were 2 million tons – 58% more than the 1.2 million tons recorded in 2019.

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Of soybeans, the volume exported exceeded 10.6 million tons, 57% more than the approximately 6.8 million tons last year. Of soybean meal, comparing the 3.5 million tons shipped this year with 3.1 million in 2019, the percentage increase recorded is 13%.

When importing, the main solid bulk materials moved are fertilizers/fertilizers. Of these, 5.5 million tons were imported this year compared to 5.2 million registered in 2019. An increase of almost 6%.

GENERAL CARGO – The segment represents 20.7% of the total handled by Paraná ports. This year, from January to July, 6.9 million tons were registered in import and export. The volume is 9% higher than the 6.3 million tons in 2019, in the period.

Highlighting the movement of containers. This year, 523,559 TEUs have been handled – 5% more than the 498,883 TEUs registered in 2019, from January to July.

LIQUIDS – Of liquid bulk, there are almost 4.18 million tons of cargo handled, 4% more than the 4 million tons loaded and unloaded in 2019, in the same period. In exports, the highlight is the volumes of vegetable oil and petroleum derivatives.

In vegetable oil, mainly soybean oil, exports totaled 669,043 tons exported – 34% more than the 498,214 tons shipped in 2019. And in petroleum derivatives, there were 397,578 tons this year compared to 269,581 last year – an increase of 47%.

Source: DATA

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