From January to August this year, the ports of Paraná imported, through the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina, 7,282,981 tons of fertilizer, a 16% increase when compared to the same period in 2020 (6,301,194 tons). Fertilizers represent almost 46% of the total imported by the ports of Paraná: 15,845,192 tons of several products. “The landing of fertilizers, our main import product, continues to be high”, said Luiz Fernando Garcia, the CEO of Portos do Paraná. Records were registered in June and July; more than one million tons of fertilizers were imported by the ports of Paraná. “In August we didn’t set a record, handling about 903,864 tons, but it was up 3% from the same month of 2020, when 881,791 tons were handled “, he said.
Source: Canal Rural (*Translated by Ia Niani)