GRAIN FLOW THROUGH THE NORTH ARCH OF BRAZIL SHOULD GROW 13% IN 2020, PRO-LOGISTICA SAYS

The flow of grains through the country’s North Arc ports is expected to grow 13% this year, to 42 million tonnes, estimated on Wednesday the executive director of the Pro-Logistics Movement, Edeon Vaz Ferreira. According to the movement’s executive, who is linked to the Association of Mato Grosso Soy and Corn Producers (Aprosoja-MT), last year the North Arc was an export route of 37.2 million tons. “The advance is the result of many investments in the ports in the region and contributes to reduce the country’s logistical bottleneck, which is still large,” he said during participation in a videoconference. He said that the Brazilian export of the soy complex is estimated at 104 million tons this year. For Ferreira, Brazil has achieved expressive results in shipments to the international market, but it still loses competitiveness to its competitors who also export grains due to the cost of displacing the harvest, which is mainly via road. “Our total cost to take a soya from Sorriso (MT) to Shanghai, China, is $ 101 per ton; the American (farmer) spends 56 dollars ”, he compared. Based on this calculation, he defended greater investments in the country’s rail network. In the same vein, the institutional director of the Joint Parliamentary Front for Logistics and Infrastructure (Frenlogi), Edinho Bez, stated that, after the coronavirus pandemic, infrastructure and logistics are segments that should be treated by the government as essential. “Only then will we have the confidence and motivation of entrepreneurs, producers and investors (in the country),” he said.
Source: Reuters