From January to May 2022, the volume of bulk corn shipments at the Port of Paranaguá increased 161% compared to last year. In the first five months of 2022, 1,546,247 tonnes of the product were shipped vis-a-vis 591,538 tonnes in the previous year, an increase of 954,709 tonnes. Specifically, the exported volumes stand out for exceeding 500 thousand tonnes in the last two months. In the fields of Paraná, the second corn crop – also called safrinha – is already starting to be harvested. “The need to empty the silos and warehouses to make room for the new crop explains the increase in the flow of the product,” comments the CEO of Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia. He emphasizes that part of the exported thus far is not yet from Paraná’s second harvest, which is under harvesting. “This isn’t second-crop corn yet. Part is from this year’s first crop, and part is from the 2021 safrinha, which was still preserved for market reasons,” Garcia explains.
Source: Datamar News