Shipments from Brazil’s largest private port terminal Tiplam at Santos is expected to grow 6.8% to a record 12.5 MMT this year, driven by record soybean and corn crop production. The terminal has flexibility to move soybeans, corn, sugar and fertilizers, which will allow it to “prioritize the loads according to the queues of ships,” the general manager of Tiplam said. Total shipping volume from the terminal is 17 MMT, including 6.5 MMT of fertilizer.
Brazil is currently exporting its record soybean crop and that heavy flow will continue through mid-July. The sugar shipping season will peak between June and September while much of Brazil’s corn will be shipped in August and September.
