Port of Suape to begin grain exports in 2026

Pilot operation will be conducted by SUA Granéis, as announced by the president of Grupo Agemar during the FGV forum

Starting in 2026, the Port of Suape (PE) is expected to be included in the grain export map. The first pilot operation will be conducted by the company SUA Granéis, which specializes in solid bulk cargo, and will focus on cargo from Matopiba, which covers regions of Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí and Bahia.

The announcement was made by Manoel Ferreira, president of Grupo Agemar, a partner of SUA Granéis, last Tuesday (11) during the IV Ports Forum of the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), and reinforces the interest in diversifying the logistics corridors for the flow of the Matopiba harvest, whose production should jump from 35 million to 48 million tons in 2033, according to projections from the Ministry of Agriculture.

USP Study

The viability of the new route is based on a technical study by the Logistics Research and Extension Group of the University of São Paulo (USP), published earlier this year. The analysis points to Suape as an alternative to the ports of Itaqui (MA) and Aratu (BA), which face operational bottlenecks and recurring waiting lines.

In the scenario evaluated in the study, originating in the city of Uruçuí (PI), the operation through Suape would have an estimated total cost of R$1,177.90 and an average waiting time of less than 24 hours. In comparison, Aratu has a higher cost (R$1,239.52) and a waiting time of up to 21 days, while Itaqui offers a lower cost (R$1,029.08), but with an average time of almost 18 days for docking.