Paraguay: Shipments of soybean oil and pellets increased

Thus, in this first semester, Paraguay exported 236,111 tons of soybean oil, an increase of 16,381 tons, compared to the first six months of 2021. This meant an income of USD 336,118,723, a positive variation of USD 109 468,167, compared to the same period last year, when shipments of this derivative generated USD 226,650,556. Regarding soybean pellets, until June, 813,459 tons were exported, 40,806 tons more than the same period in 2021, when 772,653 tons were shipped. In terms of values, exports of this product meant USD 384,189,607, an increase of USD 13,558,476 compared to the first half of last year, when shipments generated USD 370,631,131. SOYBEAN GRAIN. Sonia Tomassone, Capeco's Foreign Trade advisor, explained that due to the drastic decrease in production last season due to adverse weather conditions, soybean shipments fell 54% in quantity and 42% in value. As of June, USD 955.7 million entered for 1.88 million tons; In contrast, throughout the first half of 2021, 4.07 ...