The Port of Paranaguá is the main outlet for Brazilian soybean oil. More than 70% of Brazil’s 1.7 million tons left the port located in the state of Paraná last year. Shipments increased by 34% in one year, from 904 thousand tons in 2020 to 1.2 million tons in 2021. The data are from the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (Abiove). Cattalini is the company that manages the Private Use Terminal (TUP) and operates the cargo in two berths on its own pier, in Paranaguá. The soybean oil originates from the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, and Goiás, and the main destinations for the product are India and China. Acording to the company’s commercial manager, Lucas Guzen, the safety and agility of the Port of Paranaguá reduce logistics costs and offset the transport freight. “Today, we have two exclusive pipelines to carry soybean oil, with a flow rate that has gone from 500 to 850 tons/hour,” he says.
Source: Canal Rural Paraná (*Translated by Ia Niani)