Brazil: Porto Murtinho, in Mato Grosso do Sul, should break the handling soybean record this year

Published 2023년 3월 13일

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The article reports that exports through Porto Murtinho port terminal in Mato Grosso do Sul are projected to reach over 700 thousand tons this year, largely due to soy exports. In the first two months, soybean exports reached 122,400 tons and 675 thousand tons are already contracted for the rest of the year. The Grupo FV Port Terminal, which opened in 2020 and is responsible for cargo handling, has a capacity to move up to 2 million tons of grain per year.

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Exports of products through the Porto Murtinho port terminal, in Mato Grosso do Sul, should break a record this year, surpassing 700 thousand tons, driven mainly by soy. The information is from the State Secretariat for the Environment, Development, Science, Innovation and Technology (Semadesc), in a note. In the first two months, soybean exports via the waterway that has Porto Murtinho as its final destination reached 122,400 tons. “In addition, the equivalent of 675 thousand tons is already contracted until the end of the year”, says Semadesc, in the note, considering that, last year, there were more than 300 thousand tons of soy and sugar moved in Porto Murtinho. Cargo handling is currently carried out by the Grupo FV Port Terminal, which opened in 2020, focusing on the waterway as a grain flow strategy. The terminal's land covers 50 hectares, with a total of 26 ...

Source: Moneytimes