Paranaguá Port exports record amount of grain in March

The Port of Paranaguá ended March with the largest monthly movement ever recorded in the Export Corridor, with 2.4 million tons of soybeans, in grain and bran being shipped through the port of Paraná. The volume is 51% higher than year-ago levels and exceeds the previous record of 2.2 million tons, reached in June last year by more than 180,000 tons. The cargo was enough to fill the holds of 40 vessels.

Overall in the first quarter, the Paranaguá Export Corridor handled 4.72 million tons of bulk cargo. Of this total, 3.3 million tons were soybeans, 1 million tons were soybean meal and 297,000 tons were corn. The volume handled in the first three months of 2020 is almost 12% higher than the first quarter of 2019.  According to the port’s CEO, Luiz Fernando Garcia, the new record proves the strength of agribusiness. “The harvest was very good and the exchange rate was favorable for exports. Ports around the world play an important role in food security and are part of a business chain that generates millions of jobs, in the field and in industry ”, he says.

Expectations and exports to remain high in the coming months

Garcia estimates that exports will continue to increase in the coming months, with 6.43 million tons of soybeans already sold.  “The State Government adopted very firm measures to combat the coronavirus and made it clear that roads and railways, in addition to essential activities for transportation, such as restaurants, tire repair shops and mechanics, must remain open”, he commented.

The movement of trucks for unloading bulk cargo at the Port of Paranaguá is above average. In March alone, 55,835 vehicles passed through the its screening yard. The number exceeds the historic mark registered in 2019 at 50,900 trucks.

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