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Ranking of Commodities on the East Coast of South America

May, 23, 2023 Posted by Sylvia Schandert

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See below the ranking of containerized goods most shipped from maritime ports in Brazil and the Plate region in the first quarter of 2023, along with a comparison to the same period in 2022. This data has been compiled by Datamar’s Business Intelligence team.

Brazil

The Meat category leads the Brazilian ranking of goods most exported via containers from January to March 2023, with a growth of 5% compared to the same period in 2022. The second position is occupied by shipments of wood, which fell by 20.7% in the same comparative period. See the others below:

Commodities Ranking | Dataliner Brazil | Jan-Mar 2022 vs. Jan- Mar 2023 | TEU | Exports

wdt_ID RANK CARGO 2,022 2,023 %
1 1 MEAT 139.634 146.548 5.0%
2 2 WOOD 104.156 82.603 -20.7%
3 3 COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES 33.724 27.642 -18.0%
4 4 PAPER 34.909 26.360 -24.5%
5 5 CELLULOSE PASTE 29.453 25.044 -15.0%
6 6 PLASTIC 27.707 22.550 -18.6%
7 7 STEEL PRODUCTS 19.792 21.964 11.0%
8 8 REACTORS, BOILERS AND MACHINES 17.067 17.537 2.8%
9 9 FRUITS 17.536 15.916 -9.2%
10 10 COTTON 43.166 15.741 -63.5%
11 11 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS 11.304 14.760 30.6%
12 12 SUGAR 9.940 14.096 41.8%
13 13 RUBBER 12.540 11.553 -7.9%
14 14 FOOD RESIDUES 10.371 11.221 8.2%
15 15 TOBACCO 13.417 10.436 -22.2%
16 16 PROCESSED FOODS 10.165 9.819 -3.4%
17 17 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 7.245 9.071 25.2%
18 18 STONES 12.277 8.701 -29.1%
19 19 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS APPLIANCES 7.432 8.019 7.9%
20 20 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 7.907 7.913 0.1%
21 21 CERAMIC 12.583 7.201 -42.8%
22 22 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 9.899 7.124 -28.0%
23 23 FRUIT JUICE 5.781 6.881 19.0%
24 24 FURNITURE 8.814 6.476 -26.5%
25 25 SKINS AND LEATHERS 5.775 6.058 4.9%
26 26 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 4.771 5.332 11.8%
27 27 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 6.014 4.855 -19.3%
28 28 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 11.624 3.792 -67.4%
29 29 VEGETABLE OIL & FAT 3.347 3.634 8.6%
30 30 GLYCEROL 3.164 3.338 5.5%
31 31 TEXTILE 3.494 2.989 -14.4%
32 32 ENZUMES AND GELATIN 2.892 2.968 2.6%
33 33 PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS 2.646 2.878 8.8%
34 34 OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 3.336 2.671 -19.9%
35 35 FOOTWEAR 3.120 2.631 -15.7%
36 36 ASBESTOS 2.285 2.481 8.6%
37 37 LANDS AND STONES 3.059 2.396 -21.7%
38 38 GLASS 2.514 1.930 -23.2%
39 39 GRAINS 1.316 1.805 37.2%
40 40 COPPER PRODUCTS 1.672 1.545 -7.6%
41 41 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 1.159 1.504 29.8%
42 42 HAND TOOLS 1.483 1.457 -1.8%
43 43 FLOURS, MALT AND STARCHES 3.013 1.445 -52.0%
44 44 KAOLIN 1.587 1.413 -11.0%
45 45 ETHANOL FUEL 1.125 1.311 16.5%
46 46 SOAPS, WAXES AND TAPERS 1.598 1.132 -29.2%
47 47 CLOTHES 1.397 1.105 -20.9%
48 48 PAINTS, DYES AND VARNISHES 1.272 1.102 -13.4%
49 49 ALUMINUM 1.459 1.085 -25.6%
50 50 ZINC PRODUCTS 427 1.022 139.4%
51 OTHERS 14.036 12.328 -12.2%
52 TOTAL 696.404 611.383 -12.2%

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Regarding imports, Plastics were Brazil’s most imported commodity category in the first quarter of 2023, with 77,693 TEUs, a growth of 23.8% compared to the first quarter of 2022. The second category, Motor vehicles and parts, grew by 4% in the same comparison. See below:

Commodities Ranking | Dataliner Brazil | Jan- Mar 2022 vs. Jan- Mar 2023 | TEU | Imports

wdt_ID RANK CARGO 2022 2023 %
1 1 PLASTIC 62.766 77.693 23.8%
2 2 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS 63.295 65.813 4.0%
3 3 REACTORS, BOILERS AND MACHINES 62.921 64.845 3.1%
4 4 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS APPLIANCES 64.017 54.466 -14.9%
5 5 OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 47.096 46.595 -1.1%
6 6 RUBBER 29.445 30.711 4.3%
7 7 TEXTILE 28.045 27.648 -1.4%
8 8 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 32.946 25.566 -22.4%
9 9 STEEL PRODUCTS 22.750 21.682 -4.7%
10 10 GLASS 13.128 14.684 11.8%
11 11 PROCESSED FOODS 11.134 12.919 16.0%
12 12 CLOTHES 10.573 12.836 21.4%
13 13 BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR 8.638 11.796 36.6%
14 14 PAPER 9.121 11.680 28.1%
15 15 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 10.577 9.665 -8.6%
16 16 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 9.035 9.151 1.3%
17 17 FERTILIZERS 15.878 8.866 -44.2%
18 18 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 7.894 8.563 8.5%
19 19 FUELS, OILS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS 5.183 5.866 13.2%
20 20 FURNITURE 7.496 5.730 -23.6%
21 21 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 5.088 5.565 9.4%
22 22 PAINTS, DYES AND VARNISHES 5.422 5.269 -2.8%
23 23 TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTS ARTICLES 3.899 4.547 16.6%
24 24 PESTICIDES 9.762 4.370 -55.2%
25 25 FRUITS 3.056 4.351 42.4%
26 26 MEDICAL-SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS 3.648 4.253 16.6%
27 27 SOAPS, WAXES AND TAPERS 3.194 3.873 21.2%
28 28 VEGETABLE OIL & FAT 2.836 3.684 29.9%
29 29 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 2.966 3.391 14.3%
30 30 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 2.466 3.128 26.8%
31 31 SKINS AND LEATHERS 2.518 2.883 14.5%
32 32 COPPER PRODUCTS 2.575 2.754 6.9%
33 33 LANDS AND STONES 2.925 2.705 -7.5%
34 34 ENZUMES AND GELATIN 2.116 2.399 13.4%
35 35 CEMENT 2.966 2.239 -24.5%
36 36 CERAMIC 2.224 2.208 -0.7%
37 37 SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS 1.513 2.187 44.5%
38 38 FOOD RESIDUES 2.640 2.179 -17.5%
39 39 PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS 1.604 2.164 34.9%
40 40 CELLULOSE PASTE 2.239 1.991 -11.1%
41 41 HAND TOOLS 2.196 1.985 -9.6%
42 42 STONES 2.096 1.826 -12.9%
43 43 CONTAINERS 941 1.564 66.2%
44 44 COCOA 1.043 1.278 22.5%
45 45 COTTON 815 1.148 40.8%
46 46 MACHINES & APPLIANCES 1.608 1.147 -28.6%
47 47 SUGAR 1.036 1.094 5.6%
48 48 FLOURS, MALT AND STARCHES 1.044 1.043 -0.1%
49 49 WOOD 1.210 947 -21.8%
50 50 COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES 604 934 54.6%
51 OTHERS 10.099 12.046 19.3%
52 TOTAL 610.287 617.927 1.3%

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Argentina

Meats led the list of Argentina’s top exports from January to March 2023, with 9,652 TEUs, a 16.2% decrease from the same period in 2022. The second-ranked category, wood, saw a 25.6% decrease in the same comparison. The remainder of the ranking is listed below:

Commodities Ranking | Dataliner Argentina | Jan-Mar 2022 vs. Jan-Mar 2023 | TEU | Exports

wdt_ID RANK CARGO 2022 2023 %
1 1 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 19.088 21.284 11.5%
2 2 MEAT 15.433 18.298 18.6%
3 3 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 16.119 14.766 -8.4%
4 4 PLASTIC 6.818 5.731 -15.9%
5 5 WOOD 5.952 4.942 -17.0%
6 6 FRUITS 5.891 3.874 -34.2%
7 7 GRAINS 3.032 3.679 21.3%
8 8 SKINS AND LEATHERS 3.042 3.563 17.1%
9 9 PROCESSED FOODS 3.617 3.197 -11.6%
10 10 FOOD RESIDUES 2.966 2.652 -10.6%
11 11 VEGETABLE OIL & FAT 1.894 2.647 39.7%
12 12 STEEL PRODUCTS 1.903 2.092 9.9%
13 13 COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES 2.053 1.917 -6.6%
14 14 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 1.748 1.563 -10.6%
15 15 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 1.485 1.464 -1.5%
16 16 REACTORS, BOILERS AND MACHINES 1.391 1.458 4.8%
17 17 TOBACCO 1.943 1.234 -36.5%
18 18 CELLULOSE PASTE 1.620 1.186 -26.8%
19 19 FRUIT JUICE 1.102 1.181 7.2%
20 20 GLASS 124 845 579.2%
21 21 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 536 832 55.2%
22 22 BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR 1.959 759 -61.3%
23 23 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS 593 711 19.8%
24 24 RUBBER 745 702 -5.8%
25 25 PAINTS, DYES AND VARNISHES 564 557 -1.2%
26 26 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 540 509 -5.8%
27 27 MISCELLANEOUS ORES 557 494 -11.3%
28 28 FLOURS, MALT AND STARCHES 638 431 -32.3%
29 29 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 373 413 10.5%
30 30 PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS 272 347 27.4%
31 31 ENZUMES AND GELATIN 467 310 -33.6%
32 32 OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 394 299 -24.1%
33 33 LANDS AND STONES 201 291 44.8%
34 34 PAPER 625 286 -54.3%
35 35 CONTAINERS 378 207 -45.2%
36 36 SOAPS, WAXES AND TAPERS 183 199 8.5%
37 37 ZINC ORE 221 189 -14.5%
38 38 SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS 219 185 -15.8%
39 39 GUMS, SAPS AND RESINS 125 158 26.7%
40 40 PESTICIDES 120 129 7.8%
41 41 GLYCEROL 159 123 -22.6%
42 42 TEXTILE 126 122 -2.9%
43 43 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS APPLIANCES 164 121 -26.1%
44 44 FERTILIZERS 61 108 75.0%
45 45 COTTON 1.974 106 -94.6%
46 46 SUGAR 350 100 -71.4%
47 47 MACHINES & APPLIANCES 14 87 521.4%
48 48 FURNITURE 67 73 9.6%
49 49 FUELS, OILS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS 70 59 -16.7%
50 50 MEDICAL-SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS 27 40 46.7%
51 OTHERS 455 295 -35.2%
52 TOTAL 110.398 106.815 -3.2%

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Vegetable products were the category most imported by Argentina in the first quarter of 2023, with 21,284 TEUs, an increase of 11.5% compared to the same period last year. Meats, second in the ranking, grew 18.6% in the same period. See below:

Commodities Ranking | Dataliner Argentina | Jan-Mar 2022 vs. Jan-Mar 2023 | TEU | Imports

wdt_ID RANK CARGO 2022 2023 %
1 1 PLASTIC 62.766 77.693 23.8%
2 2 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS 63.295 65.813 4.0%
3 3 REACTORS, BOILERS AND MACHINES 62.921 64.845 3.1%
4 4 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS APPLIANCES 64.017 54.466 -14.9%
5 5 OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 47.096 46.595 -1.1%
6 6 RUBBER 29.445 30.711 4.3%
7 7 TEXTILE 28.045 27.648 -1.4%
8 8 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 32.946 25.566 -22.4%
9 9 STEEL PRODUCTS 22.750 21.682 -4.7%
10 10 GLASS 13.128 14.684 11.8%
11 11 PROCESSED FOODS 11.134 12.919 16.0%
12 12 CLOTHES 10.573 12.836 21.4%
13 13 BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR 8.638 11.796 36.6%
14 14 PAPER 9.121 11.680 28.1%
15 15 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 10.577 9.665 -8.6%
16 16 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 9.035 9.151 1.3%
17 17 FERTILIZERS 15.878 8.866 -44.2%
18 18 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 7.894 8.563 8.5%
19 19 FUELS, OILS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS 5.183 5.866 13.2%
20 20 FURNITURE 7.496 5.730 -23.6%
21 21 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 5.088 5.565 9.4%
22 22 PAINTS, DYES AND VARNISHES 5.422 5.269 -2.8%
23 23 TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTS ARTICLES 3.899 4.547 16.6%
24 24 PESTICIDES 9.762 4.370 -55.2%
25 25 FRUITS 3.056 4.351 42.4%
26 26 MEDICAL-SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS 3.648 4.253 16.6%
27 27 SOAPS, WAXES AND TAPERS 3.194 3.873 21.2%
28 28 VEGETABLE OIL & FAT 2.836 3.684 29.9%
29 29 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 2.966 3.391 14.3%
30 30 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 2.466 3.128 26.8%
31 31 SKINS AND LEATHERS 2.518 2.883 14.5%
32 32 COPPER PRODUCTS 2.575 2.754 6.9%
33 33 LANDS AND STONES 2.925 2.705 -7.5%
34 34 ENZUMES AND GELATIN 2.116 2.399 13.4%
35 35 CEMENT 2.966 2.239 -24.5%
36 36 CERAMIC 2.224 2.208 -0.7%
37 37 SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS 1.513 2.187 44.5%
38 38 FOOD RESIDUES 2.640 2.179 -17.5%
39 39 PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS 1.604 2.164 34.9%
40 40 CELLULOSE PASTE 2.239 1.991 -11.1%
41 41 HAND TOOLS 2.196 1.985 -9.6%
42 42 STONES 2.096 1.826 -12.9%
43 43 CONTAINERS 941 1.564 66.2%
44 44 COCOA 1.043 1.278 22.5%
45 45 COTTON 815 1.148 40.8%
46 46 MACHINES & APPLIANCES 1.608 1.147 -28.6%
47 47 SUGAR 1.036 1.094 5.6%
48 48 FLOURS, MALT AND STARCHES 1.044 1.043 -0.1%
49 49 WOOD 1.210 947 -21.8%
50 50 COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES 604 934 54.6%
51 OTHERS 10.099 12.046 19.3%
52 TOTAL 610.287 617.927 1.3%

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Paraguay and Uruguay

Regarding the other Plate countries, Paraguay and Uruguay, beef was the most exported product in the first quarter of 2023, with 9,652 TEUs, a 16.2% decrease from the previous year. Wood products ranked second, dropping 25.6% in the same comparison. Other goods are listed below:

Commodities Ranking | Dataliner Plate | Jan-Mar 2022 vs. Jan-Mar 2023 | TEU | Exports

wdt_ID RANK CARGO 2022 2023 %
1 1 MEAT 11.522 9.652 -16.2%
2 2 WOOD 12.511 9.314 -25.6%
3 3 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 7.036 6.745 -4.1%
4 4 GRAINS 2.462 3.450 40.1%
5 5 FOOD RESIDUES 1.446 2.180 50.8%
6 6 SKINS AND LEATHERS 1.053 938 -11.0%
7 7 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 890 837 -6.0%
8 8 STEEL PRODUCTS 281 414 47.2%
9 9 PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS 384 402 4.7%
10 10 VEGETABLE OIL & FAT 369 393 6.6%
11 11 OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 332 374 12.4%
12 12 FLOURS, MALT AND STARCHES 734 356 -51.5%
13 13 PROCESSED FOODS 558 351 -37.1%
14 14 SUGAR 590 275 -53.4%
15 15 REACTORS, BOILERS AND MACHINES 133 215 61.2%
16 16 PLASTIC 386 214 -44.7%
17 17 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 218 211 -3.4%
18 18 TEXTILE 191 193 1.0%
19 19 CONTAINERS 15 180 1100.0%
20 20 PRECIOUS METALS AND JEWELRY 154 178 16.0%
21 21 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 110 162 46.9%
22 22 TOBACCO 290 158 -45.5%
23 23 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 61 156 157.2%
24 24 COPPER PRODUCTS 225 155 -31.1%
25 25 ENZUMES AND GELATIN 49 143 189.0%
26 26 COTTON 15 138 820.0%
27 27 SOAPS, WAXES AND TAPERS 112 118 5.8%
28 28 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS APPLIANCES 68 114 67.6%
29 29 BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR 163 104 -36.0%
30 30 COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES 47 89 88.1%
31 31 FRUIT JUICE 78 89 14.1%
32 32 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS 39 68 76.2%
33 33 FRUITS 120 62 -48.3%
34 34 PAPER 88 62 -29.6%
35 35 CELLULOSE PASTE 8 58 625.0%
36 36 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 49 54 9.6%
37 37 SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS 67 46 -32.0%
38 38 PAINTS, DYES AND VARNISHES 41 41 1.6%
39 39 COCOA 35 37 5.4%
40 40 FOOTWEAR 24 35 45.5%
41 41 MARBLE AND GRANITE 5 26 420.0%
42 42 RUBBER 10 21 110.0%
43 43 LEAD PRODUCTS 21 20 -4.8%
44 44 LANDS AND STONES 10 20 100.0%
45 45 TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTS ARTICLES 7 15 119.5%
46 46 FURNITURE 22 14 -36.3%
47 47 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 215 14 -93.5%
48 48 PESTICIDES 9 14 59.1%
49 49 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 0 13 38150.3%
50 50 CLOTHES 16 11 -29.5%
51 OTHERS 98 68 -30.6%
52 TOTAL 43.367 38.997 -10.1%

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Motor vehicle and parts was the product category most imported by Paraguay and Uruguay between January and March 2023, with 6,612 TEUs, a decrease of 10.9% compared to the first quarter of 2022. Reactors, boilers, and machinery, second in the ranking of imports from both countries, fell 14.5% in the same comparison. Discover the other categories below:

Commodities Ranking | Dataliner Plate | Jan-Mar 2022 vs. Jan-Mar 2023 | TEU | Imports

wdt_ID RANK CARGO 2022 2023 %
1 1 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS 9.543 8.502 -10.9%
2 2 REACTORS, BOILERS AND MACHINES 7.729 6.612 -14.5%
3 3 RUBBER 2.970 5.948 100.3%
4 4 PLASTIC 4.799 3.761 -21.6%
5 5 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS APPLIANCES 3.631 3.183 -12.3%
6 6 STEEL PRODUCTS 3.351 3.053 -8.9%
7 7 BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR 2.648 3.043 14.9%
8 8 OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES 2.879 2.947 2.4%
9 9 CLOTHES 1.836 1.984 8.1%
10 10 TEXTILE 1.416 1.492 5.4%
11 11 FURNITURE 1.408 1.417 0.7%
12 12 FUELS, OILS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS 832 1.215 46.1%
13 13 PROCESSED FOODS 1.394 1.193 -14.4%
14 14 PAPER 952 1.026 7.9%
15 15 PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS 787 854 8.5%
16 16 SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS 468 781 67.1%
17 17 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 845 737 -12.7%
18 18 ASPHALT WORKS 1.634 694 -57.5%
19 19 TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTS ARTICLES 747 661 -11.5%
20 20 GLASS 517 524 1.3%
21 21 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS 404 498 23.2%
22 22 SKINS AND LEATHERS 199 462 131.9%
23 23 PESTICIDES 624 420 -32.7%
24 24 CERAMIC 512 414 -19.1%
25 25 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 375 413 9.9%
26 26 FOOTWEAR 383 403 5.0%
27 27 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 463 371 -19.8%
28 28 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 479 361 -24.5%
29 29 ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 728 346 -52.5%
30 30 SOAPS, WAXES AND TAPERS 421 344 -18.3%
31 31 VEGETABLE OIL & FAT 419 328 -21.7%
32 32 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 301 311 3.3%
33 33 HAND TOOLS 365 308 -15.6%
34 34 SUGAR 207 265 27.6%
35 35 PAINTS, DYES AND VARNISHES 291 248 -14.8%
36 36 MEDICAL-SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS 251 236 -5.9%
37 37 WOOD 267 233 -12.5%
38 38 FERTILIZERS 468 207 -55.9%
39 39 LANDS AND STONES 170 185 9.1%
40 40 COCOA 133 177 33.6%
41 41 STONES 480 172 -64.2%
42 42 FOOD RESIDUES 105 167 58.2%
43 43 FRUIT JUICE 10 160 1500.0%
44 44 MEAT 154 116 -24.8%
45 45 FRUITS 92 114 24.7%
46 46 CEMENT 324 112 -65.6%
47 47 FLOURS, MALT AND STARCHES 93 109 17.2%
48 48 CELLULOSE PASTE 93 107 15.7%
49 49 MACHINES & APPLIANCES 126 98 -22.4%
50 50 COFFEE, TEA, MATE AND SPICES 133 95 -28.4%
51 OTHERS 718 778 8.4%
52 TOTAL 60.174 58.185 -3.3%

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