With the fertilizer import market heated up, the port of Ponta do Félix, located in Antonina, on the coast of Paraná, is working on expanding its storage area by 78%. The works include new warehouses and sheds, which will be delivered in stages, with 40,000 tonnes delivered in September and two other warehouses, with a capacity of 40,000 tonnes each, in January and April 2023. The terminal’s current static capacity is estimated at 270 thousand tonnes. Over the next few months, the expectation is to increase it gradually to 480 thousand tonnes. According to the administration of Ports do Paraná, Porto Ponta do Félix saw a 373% growth in the volume of fertilizers between January and May this year: 572,045 tonnes in 2022 versus 120,852 in the same period in 2021.
Sources: Minuto Rural/Datamar News