The Port of Açu in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s top oil and gas export hub, is expanding into agribusiness, targeting 1 million tonnes of grain shipments in 2025. After starting with fertilizer imports in 2020, Açu now exports soybeans, corn, wheat, and coffee—especially non-GMO corn from Goiás, which requires strict transport separation. A R$500 million grain terminal is planned for 2028, aiming to reach 3 million tonnes via road and up to 8 million tonnes annually by 2033 with the EF-118 railway. Currently, grain and fertilizer operations run through the TMult terminal, which handled 2.1 million tonnes in 2023. Açu, originally developed by Eike Batista in 2007 and now controlled by U.S. firm EIG and Mubadala, has become Latin America’s largest industrial port complex, hosting 28 companies and 11 terminals.
Source: Isto é Dinheiro / Datamar News
BRAZIL’S PORT OF AÇU TARGETS AGRIBUSINESS GROWTH WITH NEW GRAIN TERMINAL BY 2028
Published On - 8 de August de 2025