Pork and Turkey Shipments Increase at TCP

Pork and turkey, staples on Brazilian tables during Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, are also gaining ground worldwide. This is reflected in the increase in export volumes of these products at TCP, the company managing the Paranaguá Container Terminal.

Between January and November 2024, pork shipments at TCP performed 23% better than in the same period in 2023, reaching 193,000 tons, a volume transported in 14,034 TEUs (the size of a 20-foot container). Turkey meat saw a 63% increase at the Terminal, with 4,600 tons exported in 348 TEUs.

Giovanni Guidolim, TCP’s commercial, logistics, and customer service manager, explains, “The rising inflationary pressure on beef prices has led pork to gain more space both on Brazilian tables and in the international market. In this context, Paraná stands out due to its optimized export logistics through Paranaguá and recent billion-dollar investments in new production facilities in the state, including constructing the largest pork processing plant in Latin America.”

According to the latest report from Paraná’s Department of Rural Economy (Deral), the period from July to September 2024 marked the second-best quarter for pork production since the start of record-keeping in 1997. The volume reached 300,000 tons, just 3,000 tons shy of the same period in 2023.

However, the standout was the performance of pork exports originating from Paraná. Combining road and maritime transport, the state exported 53,000 tons, the best quarterly result in its historical series.

Below is a historical data overview of pork exports in containers (measured in TEUs) from the Paranagua Container Terminal starting in 2021. The data is from DataLiner:

Pork exports from TCP | Jan 2021 – Oct 2024 | TEUs

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

TCP’s performance in pork exports was even more remarkable, totaling 64,500 tons between July and September. This growth was driven primarily by shipments originating in Paraná, which accounted for over 50% of the volume. Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Mato Grosso completed the top five states exporting through the Paranaguá Container Terminal in the third quarter.

“TCP is a national reference as Brazil’s main export corridor for frozen meat, thanks to South America’s largest refrigerated container storage yard, with 5,268 plugs. This translates into greater reliability and operational flexibility, which enhance efficiency for handling volumes produced in Paraná and other states and neighboring countries,” adds Guidolim.

This year, the leading destinations for pork exported from Brazil are the Philippines, China, Chile, Japan, and Hong Kong.

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