A study conducted by Brazil’s Planning and Logistics Company (EPL) in Mato Grosso do Sul found that the Bioceanic Road Corridor will bring costs down across the entire productive chain of the state. Distances, time, and costs will grow shorter, providing greater competitiveness for Brazilian products to be exported via the new route. According to the study, a tonne of any product leaving the Port of Santos costs around USD 342,44 to transport, while doing so by Antofagasta costs only USD 299.20. Translating it into figures, the savings will reach US$ 33.24 per tonne, a cost 12.63% lower. Jaime Verruck, Secretary for the Environment, Economic Development, Production, and Family Agriculture (Semagro), explained that the most challenging phase of implementing the Bioceanic Road Corridor has already passed. “Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and Chile are striding in the infrastructure works, and everything is likely to be ready by the end of 2025,” said Jaime Verruck.
Sources: Correio do Estado/Datamar News