Agricultural products make up 21% of Brazilian port handling

According to the Logistics Bulletin recently released by CONAB, the national food-supply company, the share of agricultural products in cargo handling in Brazilian ports went from 16% in 2019 to 21% in 2020, despite measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

By October, the circulation of agricultural products had reached 175 million tons. During this period, the total cargo movement in Brazilian ports was 850 million tons. This amount is 3.7% higher than that registered in the same period last year. The study was based on data up to the third quarter of 2020 obtained from ANTAQ, the national waterway transport agency.

Brazil has 34 public ports and 147 private-use terminals (TUPs) that are responsible for the maritime and fluvial handling of 80% of the daily consumed goods. Of all the movement, 65.5% is handled in TUPs and 34.5% is handled in organized ports.

See the following graphs for a comparison between Brazilian exports and imports by type of cargo for the period Jan – Sept. 2019/2010:

Brazilian Exports by Cargo Type | Jan – Sept 2019-2020 | WTMT

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Brazilian Imports by Cargo Type | Jan – Sept 2019-2020 | WTMT

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Data in the Logistics Bulletin reveal the impact of agricultural products on Brazilian exports. Until last month, the sector registered a trade surplus of US$ 75.5 billion: US$ 85.8 billion in exports and US  10.4 billion in imports. According to the Ministry of the Economy, in October, Brazilian exports totaled US$ 210.7 billion, with agribusiness making up half of this total.

In the agricultural sector, the soy complex has the highest accumulated value of all chains – 39.2% of the total -, followed by meat with 16.4%. Check out the full Logistics Bulletin here.

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