The ports of RS set new cargo handling record as 2021 draws to a close

The ports of Rio Grande, Pelotas, and Porto Alegre set a new record at the end of 2021. For the first time, the state-run port complex processed 47.6 million shipments in a single year. In comparison to 2020, the difference is 19.37%.

In the Port of Rio Grande alone, the volume hit 45.18 million tons, an all-time high in its 106-year history. Corn has increased by 126.49%, wood has increased by 84.51%, and soybeans have increased by 38.57% compared to the same period in 2020. Other items, such as urea and soybean meal, saw more than a 20% increase.

Exports in the Rio Grande recorded growth of 21.55% in 2021. Frozen chicken shipments abroad exceeded the volume of 2020 by 577.68%. Next, the highest increases were with wood (116%). wheat (63.51%) and soybeans (38.23%). The main market was China, which received 56.32% of the loads.

In 2021, Rio Grande’s exports increased by 21.55%. Exports of frozen chicken in 2020 were 577.68 percent higher than in 2020. Following that, the most significant gains were seen in wood (116%), soybeans (38.23%), and wheat (63.51%). China was the largest market, receiving 56.32% of the shipments.

The Port of Pelotas handled 1.3 million tons in 2021, an increase of 33.89% compared to 2020. Wood logs, once again, were the most handled product, with 1 million tons. In second place was the clinker, with 231,450 tons. Soybeans amounted to 60 thousand tons.

The results also show an increase in handling rates in Porto Alegre, the state capital. In comparison to 2020, 1.1 million tons were handled, a 35.86 percent increase. Fertilizers were the most abundant item, accounting for 731,100 tons, followed by barley, which accounted for 147,500 tons.

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