DataLiner report: April data confirms downward trend in export transport; imports retain momentum

Data recently released by Datamar’s Business Intelligence team reveals a decline in Brazilian exports via containers in April 2023, with a 4.5% decrease compared to April 2022. The year-to-date result shows an even greater drop of 10.2%.

Let’s take a closer look at the data on Brazilian exports via containers gathered with the aid of the DataLiner maritime intelligence service:

Brazilian containerized exports | Jan 2019 – Apr 2023 | TEU

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According to DataLiner, the most exported commodities by Brazil in the first four months of 2023 were meat, which experienced a 2.6% increase in volume compared to the same period in 2022. However, wood (-19.5%), coffee (-14.6%), paper (-21.2%), and pulp(-11.1%), the following most exported items by Brazil via containers, witnessed decreases in shipped volumes.

On the other hand, the import data offers a more positive outlook. The cumulative result for the year shows that Brazil imported a volume 4.1% higher via containers than in the first four months of 2022. In April alone, there was a notable growth of 12.8% compared to April last year. It’s important to note that freight rates were much higher during the same period last year, and the appreciation of the dollar compared to last April hindered imports.

The most imported commodity by Brazil via containers in the first four months of 2023 was plastic, with a volume of 103,721 TEUs, marking a 25.7% increase compared to the same period in 2022.

Now, please find below Brazil’s imports via containers, according to data collected through DataLiner.

Brazilian containerized imports | Jan 2019 – Apr 2023 | TEU

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Turning our attention to Argentina, exports via containers experienced a 6.1% decline in the first four months of 2023. Looking specifically at April, the drop reached 15.2% compared to April 2022.

Regarding imports from January to April, there was a considerable drop of 20.4%. However, when comparing April 2023 to April 2022, the decrease was slightly smaller at 10.8%.

In the case of Uruguay, exports fell by 8.2% in the first four months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. However, when focusing solely on April, the decline was smaller, reaching 6.2% compared to April 2022.

Uruguayan imports, on the other hand, displayed signs of recovery. Although year-to-date volumes still show a 2.7% decrease, April witnessed a substantial growth of 27%.

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