Corn exports through the port of Paranaguá totaled 1.9 million tonnes in the first half of the year, 221% more than in the same period in 2021 (591,538 thousand), according to Portos do Paraná. Corn shipments in the first six months of the year were similar to 2019, when exports of the product were seen at record levels in Brazilian ports. The volume of corn exports via Paranaguá reached 354,400 tonnes last month, compared to 504,300 in May. According to maize operators at the Port of Paranaguá, the war in Ukraine helped boost shipments. “Brazil entered this ‘share’ because it still had stocks with good price margins. In other words, there was demand and supply, which the port has been taking advantage of since March,” says a statement from Portos do Paraná. Paraná, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul are the main origins of corn shipped through the ports of Paraná. Egypt, Iran, Spain, South Korea, and Portugal are the main destination countries for the product.
Sources: Valor Econômico/Datamar News