Paranaguá export corridor registers a 6% increase in July

The 11 terminals operating in COREX (the eastern export corridor of the Port of Paranaguá) registered a 6% greater movement in July this year compared to the same period in 2020. This year, by the 31st of the month, 1,929,157 tons of solid bulk exports had been shipped by the complex, compared to 1,819,851 tons the previous July.

The volume of exported soybeans was what drove exports. In July, this year, 1,618,249 tons of the product were exported by the complex – 22.34% more than the 1,322,721 tons shipped in the same month in 2020.

In addition to soybeans, COREX’s three berths also export soybean meal, corn, and a less frequent and smaller volume of wheat.

This year, on the 31st of July, 310,907 tons of soybean meal were shipped through the east corridor terminals. In the month, there was no shipment of corn or wheat.

Terminals – In addition to the two state-owned silos (horizontal and vertical), the terminals of AGTL, Cargill, Cimbessul, Centro Sul, Coamo, Cotriguaçu, Interalli, Louis Dreyfus, and Rocha are part of COREX.

In July 2021, those that shipped larger volumes were Cotriguaçu (343,327 tons, 14.4% more than that registered in the month in 2020), Dreyfus (253,810 tons), and Rocha (249,641 tons, 63.42% a more than in July 2020).

Ships – With more ships loaded by the complex in the last month of July, the terminals and operators of the East Export Corridor registered shorter operational times and better productivity, compared to July 2020.

In 2021, in the month, 33 ships were loaded, five more than in July last year. The average number of days a ship spent moored in one of the berths in the corridor was 2.25 days, with a waiting time for berthing of 8.38 days. The average vessel port stay (from arrival to departure, counting the operating time) was 10.63 days. Average hourly exports 1,082.41 tons.

In July 2020, 28 ships were loaded. The average berthing time amounted to 3.21 days. The average waiting period for berthing was 28.67 days; the average port stay was 31.88 days. On average, per hour, 843.35 tons were shipped.

Year to Date – Through the eastern corridor, from January to July of this year, 10,933,710 tons of solid bulk were shipped for export. 7,679,977 tons of soybeans were exported; 2,648,195 tons of soybean meal were exported. In the period, 14,000 tons of wheat were exported by the complex. 591,538 tons of corn were exported.

In 2020, in the same period, exports totaled 12,924,748 tons of grain and bran: Soybeans – 9,772,707 tons; soybean meal – 2,792,813 tons; corn – 359,228 tons. There was no wheat exported in the period.

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