The volume of solid bulk shipped through the East export corridor of the Port of Paranaguá was 7.4% higher in the first four months of this year compared to the same period in 2021. In 2022, from January to April, 5,975,114 tonnes of soybeans, bran, wheat, and corn left the complex. The most significant increase occurred in corn shipments, up 35%: 798,152 tonnes this year and 591,538 tonnes in 2021. However, in terms of volume, shipments of soybean bran stood out. While last year’s exports totaled 1,288,261 tonnes, in the last four months, they reached 1,551,553 tonnes – 20.4% more. As for soybeans, this year’s volume reached 3,592,513 tonnes, 75,510 tons less than last year. Wheat, a product usually imported through the Port of Paranaguá, had a small export surplus through the port’s East Complex. Last year, in March and April, no shipments of corn occurred at the Export Corridor of the Paraná-based port. In March and April of this year, 107,232 and 371,992 tonnes, respectively, left the three berths.
Source: Datamar News