Exports increase handling by 9% in Ports of Paraná

With the consolidated data for the month of November, the Ports of Paraná confirmed the record of 53,561,238 tons handled in the 11 months of 2020. The volume is 9% higher than that achieved in the same period of 2019 and 0.36% higher than the recorded throughout last year. November closed with 4,486,609 tons of cargo.

Exports – In the accumulated result for the year, 58% of the operations were directed towards exports. There were 34.45 million tons of products shipped from Brazil to the world, via the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina. The volume is 11% higher than that registered in the same 11 months of 2019 (31 million tons) and 3.45%greater than that registered during the previous year closed (33.3 million).

The highlight of the period was soybeans, with 14.26 million tons exported. The volume was 36% higher than the 10.5 million tons exported from January to November 2019 and is already 26.3% higher than the 11.29 million tons handled throughout last year.

In bran, 5.42 million tons of oilseed were exported, an increase of 13% compared to the same period of 2019 (4.79 million) and 4.8% in relation to the movement of last year.

Sugar exports grew 79% in the comparison of the 11 months of 2019 and 2020. 4.36 million tons were exported this year, against 2.43 million tons handled last year. Compared to the 12 months of 2019, the volume of sugar exported this year is already 65% ​​higher.

The general cargo segment – which includes pulp, sacks, and other unit cargoes that are kept in the hold of ships – registers an increase of 3%, comparing the 11 months of 2020 with 2019. This year, it was 6.66 million tons exported. In 2019, it was 6.46 million.

Imports – More than 19.1 million tons of cargo were imported from January to November via the Ports of Paraná. The volume is 5% higher than the 18.1 million tons embarked in 2019, in the same period and is close to the 19.8 million tons imported during the past year.

The highlight is the unusual import of soy oil. In 2019, no volume of the product landed in the ports of Paraná. This year, however, 111,427 tons were imported.

In terms of volume, fertilizers continue to be the main imported products. This year, 9 million tons of fertilizers arrived in Paranaguá and Antonina. In the same period, in 2019, there were 8.58 million tons, a record increase of 6%. Throughout last year, 9.43 million tons of fertilizers were imported.

The General Cargo, in this sense of foreign trade, was also in evidence. From January to November, this year, 3.9 million tons were imported from the segment, 6% more than the 3.7 million tons registered in the same period last year. In the twelve months of 2019, 4 million tons were imported.

Among liquid bulk, oil derivatives stand out: 3.8 million tons imported, from January to November, 3% more than the 3.7 million tons recorded in the same period in 2019. The volume registered this year has not yet surpassed the 4 million tons imported of these liquids, during the whole year of 2019.

Containers – In the last 11 months, the Paranaguá Container Terminal (TCP) handled 835,424 TEU. The amount is 5% higher than the 79,643 TEU registered in 2019 in the same period.

Of the units handled in 2020, 406,270 TEU are for export (3% more than last year’s 395,995 TEU) and another 429,154 TEU for imports (8% more than 398,648 in the previous year).

Antonina – The movement in the Port of Antonina has also grown. There were 827,551 tons and an increase of 2%, compared to the same period in 2019. The increase was driven by the export of sugar in bags. Product shipment grew 151%. This year, from January to November, there were 122,981 tons; last year, there were 48,919 tons.

The Ponta do Félix Port Terminal (TPPF), which operates in the Port of Antonina, also exported Soybean Meal. There were 277,955 tons, slightly less than the volume registered in 2019, in the same period, 279,905 tons. On imports, fertilizer landings registered 426,616 tons in 2020.

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