Exports at the ports of Paraná add up to 21.8 million tons in 2020. This volume of cargo is 14% higher than the registered in the first seven months of 2019, with 19.1 million tons. The shipment of Brazilian products to foreign countries represents 65% of the total handled by the ports of Paranagua and Antonina together.

From January to July, the Parana terminals handled 33.3 million tons of cargo. Volume 10% higher than the 30.3 million tons handled in the same period last year. Imports, which represented 35% of the total, totaled 11.45 million tons. They also increased in 2020.

“Paranagua port is the great port of Brazilian agribusiness and this has been a very positive year. We are the first in the country to export vegetable oil and frozen chicken. The second in exports of soybeans, soy meal, sugar, paper, meat and ethanol. In addition to having the best productivity for landing fertilizer and being prominent in the handling of containers”, recalls the CEO of the public company, Luiz Fernando Garcia.

This year, according to him, dry weather, favorable exchange rates and high demand for bulk cargo are among the main reasons for the good performance of the port activity.

SOLID BULK – This segment of cargo represents about 66.6% of the total handled by the ports of Paranagua and Antonina in 2020. It is the segment with the highest increase. There were 20 million tons registered in 2019 and 22.18 million tons of cargo operated this year. A 11% growth.

In exports, the volumes of sugar and soy (grain and meal) shipped from January to July, this year, stand out. All products registered high.

Of sugar, in bulk and in bags, 2 million tons were exported in the period - 58% more than the 1.2 million tons registered in 2019.

Of soybeans, the exported volume increased from 10.6 million tons, 57% more than the approximately 6.8 million tons of last year.

Of soy meal, comparing the 3.5 million tons shipped this year with 3.1 million in 2019, the percentage of increase is 13%.

On import, the main bulk solids handled are fertilizers. Of these, 5.5 million tons were imported this year against 5.2 million registered in 2019. Increase of almost 6%.

GENERAL CARGO - The segment represents 20.7% of the total handled by the ports of Parana. This year, from January to July, 6.9 million tons were registered in import and export. The volume is 9% higher than the 6.3 million tons in 2019, in the period.

In the segment, the movement of containers stands out. This year, it has been already handled 523,559 TEUs - 5% more than the 498,883 TEUs registered in 2019, from January to July.

LIQUID BULK - Of liquid bulk, there were almost 4.18 million tons of cargo handled, 4% more than the 4 million tons shipped and landed in 2019, in the same period. In exports, emphasis on the volumes of vegetable oil and petroleum products.

Of vegetable oil, mainly soybean oil, 669,043 tons were exported - 34% more than the 498,214 tons shipped in 2019.

Of petroleum products, there were 397,578 tons this year against 269,581, last year - an increase of 47%.