Coffeemakers from Minas Gerais want to export through Angra dos Reis

Coffee growers in the agribusiness hub of Sul de Minas, one of the largest in the country and responsible for 40% of Brazilian coffee exports, are mobilizing to find a logistical alternative to ship the product through the terminal in Angra dos Reis. The flow of products through Angra will considerably reduce coffee growers’  exporting costs.

Minas Gerais coffee is currently shipped through the port of Santos (SP), where it arrives by road; this increases the cost of the operation and causes delays due to shipment delays and accidents with trucks that transport the cargo

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Today, Porto Seco Sul de Minas, in Varginha, handles around 200,000 containers a year in import and export cargo by road transport at an average unit cost of R$ 3,400. With the transport being carried out by rail to Angra, the cost of transport would be less than R$ 2 thousand per container, eliminating around 50,000 truck trips per year.

With the support of the government of Minas Gerais, the mobilization of exporters managed to get the concessionaire VLI, lessee of the Centro Sul railroad, to commit to reactivate the stretch between Varginha and Barra Mansa (RJ). Now the group is working to reactivate 105 km of the railroad between Barra Mansa and Angra, also under the responsibility of VLI.
It is predicted that the reform will also improve the logistics of importing other cargoes such as fertilizers, agricultural equipment, and machinery to the Triângulo Mineiro and Goiá, passing through the Port of Angra.

Source: O Dia

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