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Shallow Parana River Impeding Argentine Commodity Exports

05/10/2021

Low water level in the Parana River is causing export elevators to reduce the quantity of           soybeans, soybean meal and corn loaded into vessels.  This represents a reduction of between five and seven thousand tons per cargo.  Generally for every foot of depth, Panamax bulk vessels can carry approximately 2,000 tons of additional cargo.  At present, at the Port of Rosario, the Parana River is a little less than 3-feet above the zero level of 34 feet.  Dry weather in Southern Brazil has reduced outflow through the Parana that is shallower than normal and with prospects for further deterioration.

 

During past months, the Port of Rosario has been impacted by labor unrest in both soybean crushing plants and in the port.  The problems relating to channel depth have added to the financial woes of Argentine that will now be required to fund extensive dredging to ensure continued navigability of the Parana.

 

The 2020-2021 Argentine soy crop will amount to 45 million tons and the corn crop 50 million tons. To date 33 percent of the soy crop has been harvested and 20 percent of the corn.


 
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