Fewer grain exports in Rosario due to the Paraná River draft forces companies to south of Buenos Aires

The low level of the Paraná River once again forced ships to operate at a lower draft, reducing the load in warehouses in river ports in the province of Santa Fé. .

“This low level in Paraná is extraordinary and is generating logistical complications such as the loading of smaller tonnage of grain on large ships in the port of Rosário”, explains Liliana Spescha, professor at the Department of Climatology and Agricultural Phenology at the Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires ( Fauba).

According to the Argentine state agency Télam, the low level of the Paraná River has limited the departure of cargo ships through the waterway to those that are 31 feet; that is, one meter less than normal depth.

“In contrast to the reduction in ship load in the ports of Gran Rosario, there is an increase in the average volume of grain shipped in the maritime ports in the south of Buenos Aires”, says  Guillermo Wade, manager of CAPYM (the chamber of port and maritime activities).

According to the specialized website Data Portuaria, the lack of draft limits the loading of ships, which leave the Paraná River with 5 thousand tons less in their holds. Therefore, the ships go to deeper ports, completing their load and thus reducing logistical costs, with Quequén and Bahía Blanca being the alternatives.

Source: Port Portal

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