Port of Itaqui begins shipping the corn crop

July marks the beginning of the flow of corn production through the Port of Itaqui, which handled around 600,000 tons in nine ships. This month’s volume is equal to the same period last year and is 15% above the total handled from January to July 2020.

Soybeans, which already had a significant volume handled throughout the first half, rose 21% in the month (compared to last July) and 18% in the year.

Corn produced in the Matopiba region (which comprises the states of Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí, and Bahia) and Mato Grosso, through the Maranhão public port, goes mainly to Egypt, which is responsible for 32% of the exported volume.

Among the main destinations, below the African market, are Spain and Japan. In addition to soybeans and corn, at the end of this second semester, there will be an increase in the total volume of grains.

“The expectation is that Tegram will operate soybean bran ships from October to December”, announced the president of the Tegram Consortium, Marcos Pepe Bertoni.

The movement of grains was 16% above the volume registered in the period from January to July of last year, reaching a total of 8.6 million tons, considering the operations of Tegram and VLI. In 2020, the volume of grains handled by the two terminals reached 12.1 million tons and the forecast is to surpass the mark of 13 million tons by the end of this year.

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