Ag Sectors

Itaqui, São Luis, MA

State Government owned and managed.  Major grains and mineral exporting port for the Northern (MaToPiBa)  region.

Production of grains in the region more than the port's capacity to export.  Now connected to the Norte-Sul railroad

  click for photo of largest ore ship

Paranaguá, PR

Major port for exporting grains in the Southern part of the country as well as Mato Grosso. Trucks lined up for km and km during peak export season (Feb-Mar)  70% of soybeans arrive by truck, 27% by rail, 3% via pipeline. 

Santos, SP

Brazil's largest port. Over half of MT grains exported through Santos.

Santarem, PA

Connects Santarém, PA to Cuiabá, Mato Grosso via 1,470 km BR-163, which pass through the heart of the soybean producing area and the Amazon. The highway is mostly unpaved or in poor condition. Once paved it will lower freight cost significantly for grain producers.

 

Investment in port expansion by Bom Futuro Group

Vitoria, ES

Grains are transported mostly by rail from Minas Gerais and Goiás.