Port of Santos Intensifies Pest Control and Treatment Actions in 2024

Accredited companies by the Santos Port Authority (APS) carried out 799 phytosanitary treatments—commonly known as fumigation—for agricultural pest control in 2024.

These actions in the ship hold, containers, and pallets represent a 3% increase compared to 2023, when 777 treatments were recorded.

Coordinated by the Occupational Health and Safety Management (Geset), the work is essential to prevent the entry and spread of agricultural pests while ensuring compliance with international standards required by key markets such as China. This country was the primary destination for treated grains, accounting for 35% of the fumigated shipments. Vietnam (9%) and Indonesia (7%) followed in the ranking. The main treated cargoes were soybeans (48.5%), corn (32.5%), and soybean meal (18.8%).

Of the total, 664 fumigation services were conducted in shipholds, amounting to over 42.5 million tons of treated goods.

Environmental Safety

The Port of Santos has 18 accredited and qualified companies to perform phytosanitary treatment efficiently, safely, and with environmental responsibility.

There were 15 companies in 2023. APS began the accreditation process for this service in Q4 2022, a year that recorded 159 treatments.

Thanks to the requirement for quarterly reports submitted by companies, it is possible to monitor key statistics and service indicators in the fumigation report. [Click here to access the complete data.]

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