VLI posts record monthly grain and meal volumes

VLI recorded the highest monthly grain and meal volumes in its history. In April, volumes transported on the railways operated by the company reached 2.96 million tonnes, up 3.5% from the previous monthly record, set in March 2025. At ports, VLI shipped about 1.99 million tonnes, up 0.5% from March last year.

Recent investments to expand capacity, safety and infrastructure were among the factors that supported April’s performance, in line with the company’s commitment to providing efficient and integrated logistics solutions for agribusiness.

“This new record reflects the improvement in our operational performance and advances in our customer service model. In the first half of the year, we enabled new routes connected to export corridors, expanded our presence in the meal chain and created logistics solutions to improve cargo receiving,” said Gabriel Fonseca, VLI’s general manager for grains.

VLI handles grains and meals across its busiest corridors: Southeast, East and North. The Southeast Corridor connects Brazil’s Center-West to the Santos region through the Ferrovia Centro-Atlântica railway, or FCA. The East Corridor links Southern Minas Gerais to the ports of Vitória, in Espírito Santo, integrating the FCA and the Vitória-Minas Railway. The North Corridor connects agricultural hubs in Brazil’s Center-North to ports in Maranhão, combining the northern stretch of the North-South Railway, the Carajás Railway and strategically located integration terminals.

In 2025, VLI also posted all-time records in the movement of grains, including corn and soybeans, and meals, transporting 23 million tonnes on its railways, up 16% from 2024. In the same period, ports operated by the company shipped 15.4 million tonnes, a 14% year-on-year increase.

Source: VLI