Brazil's VLI is turning seasonal soybean meal shipments into a year-round rail flow to a northern port, as the country closes on Argentina's export lead.
Agriculture
Key Facts
—The move. Logistics operator VLI began tests in July to run soybean meal by rail to the northern port of Itaqui all year, not just in the harvest peak.
—The race. Brazil is projected to export about 23.2 million tonnes of soybean meal in 2025/26, closing on Argentina’s roughly 30 million.
—The port. Itaqui in Maranhão handled 20.14 million tonnes of grain in 2025, up from 11.55 million in 2021.
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