Following the soybean harvest, VLI’s integrated system is now beginning to transport corn, which has a significant growth estimate in 2022 after a year of crop failure. The first wagons filled with grains are leaving the company’s railway terminal in Palmerante, Tocantins. These shipments harvested from the second corn crop are being transported by VLI through the Norte-Sul railway and exported to Asia and Europe through the São Luis Port Terminal (TPSL). The expansion of the multimodal system operated by VLI promotes the development of the new Brazilian agricultural frontier by creating opportunities for capturing and distributing agrarian goods in the Matopiba region, including the states of Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí, and Bahia. According to the National Supply Company (Conab), the expectation for corn production in this second harvest is 90 million tonnes vis-a-vis 57.1 million in the same period in 2021, considering the output in the Matopiba region.
Source: Datamar News