A popular saying has it that records
need to be broken. The Brazilian soybean
supply chain strictly abides by this rule.
In 2015, for the first time, the Country
went beyond the 50-million-ton mark,
hitting a new record of 53 million tons
shipped abroad from January to Decem-
ber. According to data released by the
National Association of Cereal Export-
ers (Anec), the port of Santos was again
the main shipment port of the soybean
crop to the international marketplace.
Through this structure, 12 million tons
were shipped abroad.
The port of Rio Grande, in Rio Grande
Around the world
across thesea
Global demand and favorable
Exchange Ratewere a factor
doSul, came second, withahuge increase
(42%) compared to 2014, totaling 11.5mil-
lion tons of soybean shipments. According
to Anec sources, alternative routes to the
traditional ports in the South, the ports in
North Brazil proved to be a good solution
for the shipment of the agricultural prod-
ucts of the Center-West, main producing
region, where the highlights are the ports
of Itaqui, in São Luís (MA), Vila do Conde,
in Barcarena (PA) and Aratu, in Cotegipe
(BA), with a growth rate of 57%, 92% and
36%, respectively, in comparison to 2014.
Together, they shipped abroad 9.5 mil-
lion tons of soybean.
China kept its position as leading des-
tination of Brazilian soybean, with 41.2
million tons in 2015. The importance of
the Chinese market for Brazilian exports
has risen. It jumped from 71.5% in 2014 to
77.7% of the total in 2015. The initial ex-
pectation for 2016 pointed to 57 million
tons, however, with the crop failure and
the scenario at home and abroad, the pro-
jection was reduced to a volume of 53 mil-
lion tons. For 2017, it is hoped therewill be
a confirmation of the 57 million tons, es-
pecially through the ports in the North, as
the traditional ports in the South and the
Southeast are extremely busy.
Inor Ag. Assmann
OnceagainBrazilhit recordsoybeanexports in2015,
negotiating53milliontons aroundtheworld
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