The ports of Arco Norte exported 52.3 million tons of soy and corn, surpassing the Port of Santos for the first time, which had 46.8 million tons shipped in 2022. The Brazilian port complexes that are above the so-called 16th parallel ( imaginary line that divides Brazil into two parts) increased their participation in the national total, which was 16.6% in 2009, to 37.1% last year. However, the jump does not mean loss of load for Santos. The data are from the Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA). The Belém/Barcarena System, in Pará, and the São Luís/Itaqui/Ponta da Madeira, in Maranhão, the two largest port complexes in Arco Norte, exported 17.4 million tons (+12.3%) and 18 million tons (+12.8%), respectively, pushing the growth curve last year.
Sources: A Tribuna/Datamar News