Port of Quequén grain exports reach 501,396 tonnes in March

The Port of Quequén exported 501,396 tonnes of cargo in March 2025, with wheat, barley and corn leading activity at the Buenos Aires province terminal.

The monthly total was down slightly by 0.22% from March 2024, when the port shipped 502,500 tonnes. Still, the terminal maintained a stable operating pace, with 21 days of full activity during the month.

Wheat led Port of Quequén grain exports in March, with 174,492 tonnes shipped, accounting for 34.8% of the total. Malting barley followed with 127,150 tonnes, or 25.35%, while feed barley reached 74,204 tonnes, equivalent to 14.8%.

Corn shipments totaled 52,800 tonnes. The port also handled sunflower oil, which represented 5.3% of March exports, followed by whole sunflower seed at 4.3%, sunflower pellets at 3.6% and malt at 1.4%.

ACA leads export operations

Among exporters, Asociación de Cooperativas Argentinas, known as ACA, led March shipments with 91,738 tonnes, including wheat, feed barley and corn.

Viterra Argentina ranked second, moving 84,435 tonnes of cargo, including sunflower oil, feed barley, corn and pellets. LDC Argentina exported 72,420 tonnes of wheat, while Amaggi Argentina shipped 64,981 tonnes of the same grain.

In the barley and malt segment, Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes shipped 64,350 tonnes, followed by Alea & Cía with 49,500 tonnes and E-GRAIN with 15,000 tonnes. Sovoilar shipped 21,520 tonnes of sunflower, while Boortmalt Argentina moved 5,130 tonnes of malting barley.

Operations concentrated in four port areas

Port of Quequén grain exports were concentrated across four operating areas in March.

Giro 3 was the busiest area, with 188,567 tonnes handled. Giro 4 followed with 162,329 tonnes, while Giro 1 moved 135,500 tonnes. Giro 6 had a smaller share, with 15,000 tonnes.

Brazil leads destinations

March exports from Quequén reached more than 10 countries. Brazil was the leading destination, receiving 101,030 tonnes of malting barley, 21,671 tonnes of wheat and all malt shipped during the month, totaling 6,830 tonnes.

Vietnam imported 54,881 tonnes of wheat and 32,873 tonnes of corn, while Morocco received 61,905 tonnes of wheat. All feed barley shipped in March was destined for Saudi Arabia.

Other destinations included India, which received sunflower oil; Portugal, with sunflower shipments; the United Kingdom, with sunflower pellets; Colombia, with malting barley; Indonesia, with wheat; and Australia, which purchased 11,400 tonnes of sunflower oil.

Weather causes limited disruptions

The Port of Quequén operated normally for most of March, though some days were affected by adverse weather.

The terminal recorded five days with partial restrictions and four days of full closure due to strong winds. There were no interruptions caused by fog, although minor limitations were reported because of currents.

The March figures reinforce the role of Port of Quequén grain exports in Argentina’s agricultural trade, particularly for wheat and barley shipments moving from Buenos Aires province to markets in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Source: Data Portuaria

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