The Port of Paranaguá recorded its highest daily shipping volume of 2023 this week. Approximately 117,798 tonnes of soybeans and soymeal were loaded in a single day, exclusively at the port’s East Export Corridor. This milestone was achieved on April 12th, and expectations of high volumes continue throughout the second quarter. Terminals and operators that utilize the complex and the other berths to the west of the port in Paraná state aim to export 8,326,500 metric tonnes of bulk solids from April to June. If achieved, this volume would be 38.8% higher than the first quarter of 2023, which saw 5,999,490 tonnes shipped. The projected volume of soybeans for shipment in the second quarter of this year is 5,502,500 metric tonnes, 1,397,000 metric tonnes of soybean meal and 1,395,000 metric tonnes of sugar are expected to be loaded. The anticipated quantity of corn is considered small – 32,000 metric tonnes.
Source: Datamar News