The total number of ships waiting to be loaded with sugar in Brazilian ports reached 38 in the week ended March 1 compared to 31 in the previous one. Shipments of 1.345 million tonnes are expected to take place soon, compared to 1.050 million the previous week. Most of it (990,030 thousand tonnes) will depart from the Port of Santos. Then comes the Port of Paranagua (138,500 tons), Recife (71,983 thousand tons), Maceió (127 thousand tons), and Suape (18 thousand tons). The types of sugar to be exported consists of the VHP variety (1.266 million tons), Refined A45 (26,083 tons), Cristal B150 (15,000 tons), and VHP in bags (equivalent to 37 thousand tons).
Sources: Williams/Canal Rural/Datamar News