Paraná ports set to break cargo handling record in 2020

In the first 10 months of 2020, the ports of Paraná handled the equivalent of 92% of the total amount handled in 2019, and the state is preparing to surpass the historical full-year record of 53 million tons reached in 2019. If the handling continues at the same rate as the past months, the record will be easily broken.

From January to October this year, the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina have already operated 48,982,453 tons of cargo. “4.2 million tons are missing to reach last year’s figure and we are very optimistic”, says the CEO of the public company Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia.

“In 2019, the last two months of the year accounted for approximately 8.5 million tons. Of course, there are climate issues, which can impact operations, but the expectation is to exceed this number by about 8% ”, evaluates Garcia.

So far there is already a 10% increase in 2020 compared to the same months last year. “Despite the pandemic, the year was a lot of work. Grain and food exports grew, with a favorable exchange rate, and dry weather favored shipments”, he says.

In 2020, the ports of Paraná broke more than ten handling records and the amount was above 5 million tons in six of the ten months (March, April, May, July, August, and September). In 2019, in the same period, the number only reached this level in June, July, and August.

Between January and October this year, about 65% of the movement at the ports of Paraná was for export products: 38.1 million tons of cargo. In terms of foreign trade, the volume is 13% higher than that registered in the same period in 2019 (28.2 million tons). Imports totaled 17.1 million tons, which is about 4% more than last year when 16.4 million tons were handled.

Over 66% of exports and imports were solid bulk. There were almost 32.5 million tons of grain handled between January and October 2020. In the previous year, there were 29.6 million tons (up 10%).

In this segment, we highlight the 78% increase in the volume of sugar shipped.  3.67 million tons have already been exported, compared to 2 million in 2019. In the last month alone, there were 566,617 tons exported, more than double the volume recorded in October last year.

Soy continues to be the busiest product in the ports of Paraná. In the accumulated result for the year, 14 million tons of bulk soybeans were exported. This is almost 50% more than the 9.6 million tons registered last year. In addition to the grain product, soybean oil was also a highlight. 767,000 tons were exported, 20% more than the 638,000 tons exported in 2019.

Adding all liquid bulk, 6.3 million tons were exported and imported. In addition to vegetable oil, growth was registered in the export of petroleum products, with 579,800 tons exported (48% more than last year).

Among the goods purchased abroad by Brazilians, the volume of imported fertilizers stands out. From January to October, 8.15 million tons were imported (up 7%).

In terms of general cargo, there were about 10.2 million tons of cargo handled so far, 9% more than the 9.3 tons registered last year.

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