Logistics bottleneck on the waterway delays soybean imports from Paraguay

Published 2025년 4월 23일

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The article highlights operational issues in a section of the Paraná River, caused by waterlogging at the point where the Bermejo River flows in, leading to convoys splitting up and significant delays in the entry of foreign soybeans from Paraguay and Brazil. This situation is causing congestion and forcing barges to modify their transit, leading to increased freight rates and inefficiencies. These issues are impacting agribusinesses that rely on imported soybeans and are exacerbated by climatic factors and the river's flow. There is optimism, however, with the Argentine government's focus on improving river depth to lower logistics costs and increase competitiveness.

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Luis Zubizarreta, president of the Chamber of Private Commercial Ports, warned about operational problems in a stretch of the Paraná River that are forcing barge convoys to split up and causing significant delays in the entry of foreign soybeans, key to domestic crushing prior to the local harvest. "The situation is very complex. There's a point where the Bermejo River flows into the river, which carries a lot of water, and this creates a problem of waterlogging. Convoys must split up to pass, and this causes enormous congestion," explained Luis Zubizarreta, president of the Chamber of Private Commercial Ports, on the radio program Chacra Agro Continental. For weeks, barges coming from Paraguay and Brazil have been forced to modify their transit due to the strong lateral current and the banks formed in the critical area. The leader explained live how the captains have to move barges one at a time, slowing down the entire system, reducing the flow of ships going down the river, ...

Source: Chacra Magazine