According to the report “Road Cargo Transport in Brazil” by FreteBras, an online cargo platform, road freight increased by 37.4% in the third quarter of 2021, compared to the same period last year. Agribusiness represented 39.7% of cargoes registered on the FreteBras platform, with around R$ 7.8 billion tons of cargoes distributed in freight. “The volume of freight followed the growth of agribusiness, which, according to estimates by the National Supply Company (Conab), will increase in the 2021/22 season compared to the previous one. The forecast is for an increase of 3.6% in the farming area and 14.2% in grain production next year, compared to 2021. To meet this demand for growth, the sector has already started to import millions of tons of fertilizers and we can see the impact of this movement on our platform”, said Bruno Hacad, FreteBras Operations Director.
Source: DATAGRO (*Translated by Ia Niani)