The Brazilian soybean complex generates US$ 34 million per day at the Port of Paranaguá

The soybean complex, made up of soybeans, soybean meal and soybean oil, one of the main segments in cargo movement at the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina, handled US$34 million per day on average from January to July this year , in the export sense. The data comes from the Comex Stat system, from the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services, of the Federal Government. In total, 13,237,594 tons of the three products were shipped at Paraná ports, with emphasis on soybeans (8,478,722 tons), followed by soybean meal (3,787,033 tons) and soybean oil (971,839 tons). In absolute values, the movement of these cargoes in Paranaguá reached US$7.3 billion in the first seven months of 2023. The CEO of Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia, highlights the importance of the soybean complex for movement at the Port of Paranaguá. “The segment occupies an important share in exports through Paraná ports, with 55% of all cargo shipped abroad, in tons, from January to July”, he explains. ...