Ports of Paraná trade balance registers USS $ 6.52 bn surplus in 2020

Exports through the ports of Paraná in 2020 exceeded imports by 60.65%. The positive trade balance was US$ 6.52 billion. The revenue generated by the products shipped by the Paraná terminals totaled US$ 17.27 billion. Goods that arrived in the country through Paranaguá and Antonina totaled US$ 10.75 billion.

“This trade surplus generated through the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina is fundamental for the national economy, and it generates profits, not only for the country but also for the state and the coastal cities”, highlights Luiz Fernando Garcia, CEO of Portos do Paraná.

More than 90% of exports were from agribusiness products. “The activity sustained the country’s economy and cushioned the negative impacts of the pandemic. The agribusiness sector creates a virtuous cycle, generating jobs in the fields, in transport, in storage, and in port activities”, recalls Garcia. “Even imports are impacted by rural production since the main product that comes from abroad is fertilizer”, he adds.

Products – The general movement of Paraná’s ports in 2020 was 57.34 million tons – 8% more than in 2019 when 53.2 million tons were handled. Exports totaled a record 36.33 million tons, or 63.36% of the total. Imports, on the other hand, accounted for 36.64% of the total movement of 21 million tons.

According to data released by the Ministry of Economy, the product that generated the most revenue in exports from the Port of Paranaguá was soy, registering almost US$ 5.12 billion in revenue. 14.26 million tons were exported through the port.

Among imports, the most valuable groups of goods that arrived in Brazil through the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina were fertilizers, which totaled US$ 2.46 billion; oil products (US$ 1.27 billion); and nuclear reactors, boilers, machines, devices, and mechanical instruments (US$ 1.17 billion).

According to data from the Ministry of Economy, Brazilian exports generated revenues of almost US$ 209.82 billion. Paraná ports generated a third of the country’s revenues among 74 ports and airports and accounted for 8.23% of the total volume.

Brazilian imports, on the other hand, totaled US$ 158.93 billion. The ports of Paraná are in the third position out of 94 ports and entry airports and account for 6.76% of the total volume.

See below the ten products that generated the most export revenue through the ports of Paraná:

Soy – US$ 5,118,068,216

Chicken – US$ 2,349,099,340

Soybean Meal – US$ 1,934,199,450

Sugar – US$ 1,346,885,271

Beef – US$ 1,297,583,446

Soybean oil – US$ 507,561,715

Automobiles – US$ 482,292,092

Corn – US$ 453,140,321

Pulp – US$ 433,468,278

Paper – US$ 210,746,879

The graphs below show the comparison between imports and exports via the Ports of Paranaguá and Antonia since 2016.

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