The ports of Paraná ended the first quarter of 2021 by setting two new records. In March, the Paranaguá and Antonina terminals recorded the best March in history in terms of volume. There were 5,622,705 tons imported and exported. This volume is 7% higher than that registered in the same month of 2020 (5,235,158 tons). “With the prospects created in this first quarter, we can say that 2021 will once again be a great year for agribusiness, which makes up almost 80% of our operations in the ports of Paraná,” says the CEO of the public company Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia. According to him, the delay in the arrival of soy from the field to the port during the first months of 2021, due to climatic issues, should not affect the movement throughout the year. The delay could cause the flow of soybeans to overlap with the arrival of the off-season corn. Thee highlights among the products that grew the most in the comparison between 2020 and 2021 – both for the month and the quarter – are sugar exports (which grew 63% in the month and 98% in the quarter) and the general cargo (which grew 12% in the month and 1% in the quarter). In imports, the main increases were in fertilizers (with an increase of 10% in the month and 8% in the quarter) and general cargo (with an increase of 59% in the month and 32% in the quarter).
Source: Datamar News