BR: Movimentação ferroviária cresceu em outubro

: Agriculture, Fertilizers, Metals
22/12/09

A movimentação de carga ferroviária no Brasil aumentou em outubro na comparação anual, impulsionada pela alta nos volumes de granéis agrícolas, especialmente da segunda safra de milho do país.

A carga ferroviária totalizou 33,8 bilhões de t/Km em outubro, um aumento de 12,1pc em relação aos 30,2 bilhões de t/km em outubro de 2021, de acordo com a Associação Nacional dos Transportadores Ferroviários (ANTF). A movimentação de carga por ferrovia cresceu 0,3pc em relação ao mês anterior.

A movimentação de minério de ferro atingiu 22,9 bilhões t/km, contra 22 bilhões t/km um ano antes. O transporte de contêineres subiu de 343 milhões de t/km para 410 milhões de t/km.

Os volumes de combustíveis atingiram 719 milhões de t/km, em comparação com 684 milhões de t/km no ano anterior. A carga agrícola a granel totalizou 7,3 bilhões de t/km, contra quase 4,6 bilhões de t/km no ano passado. A movimentação de outras cargas atingiu 2,53 bilhões t/km, de 2,5 bilhões t/km.

No acumulado do ano até outubro, a movimentação de carga totalizou 310,6 bilhões t/km, um aumento de 0,3pc em relação ao mesmo período de 2021.

De janeiro a outubro de 2022, 95,4pc do minério de ferro e 49,1pc da soja e do farelo de soja exportados do Brasil chegaram aos portos por ferrovia, segundo dados da ANTF, aumento de 1,6 e 8,5 pontos percentuais, respectivamente, em relação ao mesmo período de 2021.

O transporte ferroviário respondeu por metade das exportações de milho e 54pc das exportações de açúcar, com queda de 9,9 e 7,5 pontos percentuais, respectivamente.

A ANTF representa as operadoras ferroviárias responsáveis pelo transporte de cargas nas 13 malhas ferroviárias administradas pela iniciativa privada brasileira, que cobrem cerca de 30.000km. A associação monitora granéis agrícolas, minério de ferro, combustíveis, contêineres e outras cargas, como celulose, carvão e aço.

Por Joao Petrini

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