The ports of Rio Grande do Sul – Porto Alegre, Pelotas and Rio Grande – registered a 4.89% greater movement in the first four months of this year compared to the same period last year, informed the Superintendence of the State Ports. In the period, 11.86 million tons were transported through the ports of Rio Grande do Sul. The result, according to the superintendence, was driven by the increase in soybean exports at the Port of Rio Grande, which registered a 67% increase over the same period last year, with 3 million tons shipped. The Rio Grande terminal accounted for 11.2 million tons handled in the period. The positive performance at the Rio Grande terminal was also observed in April, with growth of 13.2% in the total handled, to 3.89 million tons. “It was the best month of April of the last five years for the Port of Rio Grande,” said the superintendent, in a statement released to the press. In the month, 1.6 million tons of soybeans were shipped through the port. The port of Pelotas registered an increase of 14.8% in the logs of wood handled in the first four months of this year, with 306.3 thousand tons. In the port of Porto Alegre, the highlight was the movement of fertilizers, with a volume 5.4% higher, to 169 thousand tons between January and April this year.
Source: Revista Dinheiro Rural