The Port of Antonina, in Paraná, has a new growth strategy: to handle special product exports and imports, betting on customized cargoes with high added values. It is one of the few Brazilian ports, and the only one in Paraná, able to export non-GM soybean meal as it has the right conditions to avoid cross-contamination. Qualified since 2016 for this export, in the last week the Pontado Félix Port Terminal (TPPF) [the name of the port of Antonina] underwent a new audit and had its license renewed. Annually, 300,000 tons of non-transgenic soybean meal are shipped to the foreign market. In addition to non-GM bran, other products handled include fertilizers (imports) and bagged sugar (exports). “Expanding the range of special and differentiated products, this year the Port of Antonina started exporting cane pellets. The material is waste from sugar and ethanol production plants. Another novelty this year was the first export of malt. There were 15,000 tons shipped to Australia for beer production. During the year, 100,000 tons of the product will be exported.
Sources: Gazeta do Povo/Datamar News