Gran-Rosario in Argentina falls to 2nd place in the ranking of agro-exporting port nodes in the world in 2020

Gran Rosario became the second most important agro-export port node in the world in 2020. With a gross total of 70 million tons (Mt) of grains, flours and oils dispatched in 2020. The southern enclave of Santa Fe became in the second most important port area for the export of agro-industrial products in bulk worldwide, after yielding the first position obtained in 2019 to the US customs district of New Orleans, Louisiana, which dispatched 78.35 Mt. The third place by volume exported It was left in the hands of the Brazilian port of Santos, with 43 Mt. After the trade war, China's increased demand for grains caused the United States to substantially increase the volume exported, while the downspout of the Paraná River, the virtual paralysis of activity Due to the union conflicts in December and the retraction of the oil industry, they played a trick on the local node. Argentina, in terms of volume, is third in the ranking of agricultural commodity exporters globally with a total ...