Rio Grande do Sul port complex shows growth in the first quarter of 2020

March 2020 was one of the best months of the last decade for the Rio Grande do Sul port complex. In the first three months of the year, cargo transportation in the three public ports (Porto Alegre, Pelotas and Rio Grande) had grown by 1.27%, driven by agribusiness and soy exports.

A total of 1.35 million tons of soybeans were shipped from Rio Grande port alone in the first quarter, compared with 499,588 tons year-on-year. Total cargo handled at the port during this period stood at 7.29 million tons in the first quarter of this year.

Meanwhile, at the Port of Pelotas there was a significant increase in the movement of timber, with 242,852 tons handled in the first three months of 2020, compared with 199,175 tons in the first quarter of 2019 – an increase of 21.9%. The basic chemical components for fertilizers were the main products handled in the Port of Porto Alegre, with 112,850 tons handled, compared with 55,380 tons in the first quarter of 2019.

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