The terminals at the Port of Paranaguá expect to conduct loading operations for at least 6,568,990 tonnes of solid bulk in the second quarter (April to June) of this year. The average per month is usually shipping 2,189,663 tonnes of soybeans, bran, sugar and corn. According to Luiz Fernando Garcia, CEO of Portos do Paraná, sugar shipments are expected to increase by almost 8%. “In turn, this year, in the same period, the volume expected is 1,120,000 tonnes,” he adds. In terms of soybeans, companies intend to ship a little over 2,980,000 tonnes through the Port of Paranaguá in the second quarter. As for bran, almost 1,489,000 tonnes are expected. The export of solid bulk through the Port of Paranaguá in the first quarter increased by 12.3% compared to the same period last year. From January to March, 5,715,000 tonnes of soybeans, bran, sugar and corn were loaded by terminals in Paraná, compared to the record of 5,090,037 tonnes in the same three months of 2021.
Source: Datamar News