Data are from the Santos port authority; Number of coffee containers rose 17% in the first two weeks of July
The port of Santos has registered an increase in boarding for the United States since July 9, when the US President, (Republican Party), announced the 50% tariff against the products exported by Brazil. Animal protein containers were the main products that have been discharged in recent days, with a 96% growth in the first two weeks of the month.
According to Santos Port Authority, there is a race against time, since new tariffs, stipulated by 50%, start to be valid on August 1 if not reversed or postponed.
Export of coffee, especially to the United States, grew 17% in the period. The President of the Port Authority, Anderson Pomini, said that the 50,000 tons of embedded cellulose represent a larger amount than in the previous months.
To carry this load to the terminal, truck traffic had an increase of 70%. “We noticed an exporters race to escape the 50%fare”Disse will skip.
The president of the port authority was this week in the group of businessmen and authorities who met with the vice president and Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, (PSB), to address the theme.
The Port of Santos is the largest in Latin America, responding, on average, for 30% of Brazil’s commercial current. The United States is the second main destination for products that pass through Porto Paulista, behind only China.
O ranking of the main commercial partners in Brazil that use the santista port are:
- China, with 47.1% of the movement;
- United States, with 22.2%;
- Germany, with 8%;
- India, with 5.3%;
- and Japan, with 5%.
Other countries account for 12.4% of movements.
Tariff and Bolsonaro
The president of the United States, (Republican party), 50% rate against products exported by Brazil to the US country. The surcharge comes into force on August 1. In the letter that announces the tariff, Trump said the former president of Brazil (PL) It is being chased.
After the announcement, the Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes had put in Bolsonaro as a precautionary measure. The former president was also the target of of the PF (Federal Police).
O Poder360 This Sunday (20.Jul.2025) that demonstrations of Brazilian authorities produced a slightly larger degree of irritation in the White House. The result is that it possibly will not be successful to postpone the entry into force of the 50% US import tariff over all Brazilian products from August 1.
Alckmin coordinated a series of meetings last week with entrepreneurs and trade unions to receive and study proposals to reverse the tariff. In a letter sent to the US government, the executive branch expressed “indignation”And charged a response from the US for tariff negotiation.
