The Brazilian Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq) released, on September 15, a report on the cargo movement of Brazilian ports. According to the Agency’s Statistical Panel, the month of July ended with a positive balance, an increase of 2.23% in cargo throughput compared to the same period of the previous year, totaling 109.7 million tonnes. Cabotage was responsible for moving 24.9 million tonnes, which aided navigation to obtain a positive variation of 5.4%. Long-distance shipping transported 76.9 million tonnes in the period, an increase of 0.2% compared to the same month of 2021. Brazilian ports handled 28.4 million tonnes (8.35%) of agricultural products. In addition to corn, the following commodities saw increases: sugar (11.9%), cellulose pulp (13.7%), and soy oil (10.5%). On the other hand, the fuel segment experienced a 7.8% decrease in movement.
Source: Datamar News