The Brazilian port sector recorded a throughput of 174.46 million tonnes of cargo from January to February 2023. The data are from the most recent update of the National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ)’s statistics report. The 3.07% drop compared to the same period in 2022 was driven by the decrease in the transport of iron ore (-4.2%), soybeans (-19.165), and fertilizers (-24.97%). Corn was one of the highlights in the period, with a movement of 8.1 million tonnes across Brazilian ports, representing a 148.43% increase over the same period last year. Iron, steel, and crude oil also had good handling rates, with 4.5 million tonnes (+14.10%) and 32.3 million tonnes (up 3.85%), respectively.
Source: Datamar News