Brazil’s TCP frozen poultry exports exceed 46K containers

In the first half of 2023, TCP (the company that manages the Port of Paranaguá Container Terminal) recorded a volume of 57,849 containers of frozen meat, a 23% increase over the same period last year. Frozen chicken is the leader in the category, representing 68% of the total meat exports at the terminal.

In total, 46,006 containers of frozen chicken were exported through the Port of Paranaguá Container Terminal in the first half of the year. The export increase triggered two records in June: one for reefer volume (containers with temperature control) and another for container movements per hour on the pier. This occurred because frozen meat is the primary commodity exported in reefer boxes, which boosted productivity at the company.

TCP’s commercial, logistics, and customer service manager, Giovanni Guidolim, highlights that “we are a global reference in the export of frozen chicken meat, being the largest export corridor for this kind of protein. We export to the main destinations, with an emphasis on China, due to its high demand. To meet the growing market needs, we invested in the reefer area of the terminal, which is the largest in Brazil, providing operational flexibility for receiving and storing in line, according to the segment’s requirements.”

Another characteristic that led to the increase in movements at TCP was the railway, the only one in the country’s southern region with direct access to the customs area. The commercial manager says, “The railway is responsible for transporting one in every five export containers to the terminal. In addition, 70% of the volume that arrives at TCP via railway consists of frozen meat. It is an operation that brings reliability, cost reduction, and sustainability to the market.”

Record in Paraná

Paraná is the state that produces the most chicken meat for export through TCP. In addition to the growth at the terminal, the state also reached a historical production record. According to data from Ipardes (Paraná Institute of Economic and Social Development), 1.073 million tonnes of this animal protein were produced in Paraná and sold to foreign countries in the first half of 2023.

This was the best performance presented by the state since the beginning of the historical series released by the national agency in 1997. The number represents 41% of the national transactions of the product in the international market. The result of these negotiations reached $1.937.444.604.

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