Throughout 2020, the Port of Rio Grande handled more than 38 million tons of cargo in the public complex alone. At the close of 2020, the Port of Pelotas showed an increase in the movement of wood logs, moving more than 23,000 more tons than in 2019, a positive difference of 2.60%. Currently, the handling of logs accounts for more than 90% of the handling at Port of Pelotas. Regarding the main destinations and origins of exports and imports from the Port of Rio Grande, there are few differences with 2019 in terms of the percentage share of countries. China, which was in first place in 2019 and received 58.38% of cargo exported, remained in first place in 2020, receiving 52.77% of cargo exported. The star of the Rio Grande Port Complex’s handling is still soy (grains and soybean meal), representing more than 32% of the complex’s handling, and pulp, which represents almost 9%. Some of the goods handled that stood out in terms of handling increases in 2020 were shipments of rice, which increased by 21.74%, and shipments of fertilizer, which increased by more than 15% compared to 2019.
Source: Datamar News