The month of December began with the Port of Itaqui breaking records. The public port based in Maranhao topped the cargo throughput recorded in the entire year 2021 (31,064 million tonnes) on Thursday, Itaqui saw 31.1 million tonnes of cargo year-to-date, from January to December 1st, making history again. Grains were the main driver of these results, accounting for nearly 17 million tonnes (soybeans, corn, and bran), a 30% increase over the same period last year. Soy accounts for 11.2 million tonnes of this total, while corn accounts for 5.6 million tonnes. The rise in corn shipments is 89% higher than the volume registered from January to December 2021, when 2.9 million tonnes were registered. The EMAP port authority expects a throughput of over 32 million tonnes by the end of the year.
Source: Datamar News