Nearly 10% of Brazil’s soy exports to China shipped via São Francisco do Sul Port

Brazil’s soy exports to China reached 47.9 million tonnes of soybeans to China between January and August. The data was released this week by the Chinese General Administration of Customs, according to information from the Brasil Agro portal.

Out of this total, 4.4 million tonnes were shipped from the Port of São Francisco do Sul, representing 9.3% of the grains.

In the first eight months of 2023, Brazil’s soy exports to China increased by 17.3% compared to the same period last year (40.9 million tons).

Exports to the Asian country from the northern port of Santa Catarina grew by 52%, rising from 2.9 million tons to 4.4 million tons.

“Santa Catarina is proud to be a freight corridor for the country and continues to contribute to national logistics,” said Beto Martins, the state secretary of Ports, Airports, and Railways.

“This statistic fills us with pride because it shows that São Francisco do Sul remains one of the country’s main ports, helping to strengthen the economy of Santa Catarina and Brazil,” celebrated President Cleverton Vieira, noting that there are 175 port facilities in the country.

“We are the 9th largest public port in Brazil in cargo movement.”

See below Brazil’s soybean exports through the Port of São Francisco do Sul between January 2019 and July 2023, according to the DataLiner business intelligence service.

Soy exports to China | Sao Francisco do Sul Port | Jan 2019 – Jul 2023 | WTMT

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25% Year-on-year Increase

In the year-to-date, the loading and unloading of products at the Port of São Francisco do Sul reached 10.8 million tons, an increase of 25% compared to the first eight months of 2022 (8.6 million tons).

Exports were a standout, totaling 6.5 million tons, including 4.4 million tons of soybeans and 1.67 million tons of corn, as well as soybean oil (200,000 liters) and wood (150,000 tons).

Meanwhile, imports reached 4.3 million tons. Steel was the main product received from abroad (2.2 million tons), along with fertilizers (1.7 million tons).

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