Wheat ports and hubs in South America
23 ports and hubs in South America handle wheat, across 9 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Grades: Milling Wheat (Standard).
ExportImportCrushing / transitInland river
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Grades
- Milling Wheat (Standard) (11.5% - 12.0%) - Standard European bread-making wheat. High hectolitre weight (>76 kg/hl), Hagberg falling number >220s.
Ports and hubs (23)
| Hub | Country | Type | Grades handled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahia Blanca (Ingeniero White) Bahia Blanca Argentina's main deep-water grain port, at Ingeniero White, shipping wheat, barley and corn from the southern Pampas. | Argentina | Seaport Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Gran Rosario (Up-River) Rosario Gran Rosario on the Parana River: the largest oilseed-crushing complex in the world and the loading point for most of Argentina's grain and soymeal exports. Prices here are Argentina's official FOB reference prices, which the government sets daily for export duties - a national figure, not a Rosario spot price. The open-data series used here ends in January 2025. | Argentina | River port Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Necochea-Quequen Quequen Deep-water port at Necochea-Quequen, exporting wheat and barley from south-eastern Buenos Aires province. | Argentina | Seaport Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Pergamino (Buenos Aires core zone) Pergamino In the heart of Argentina's zona nucleo, the most productive maize and soybean land in the country, around 100 km from the Gran Rosario crushing and export terminals. | Argentina | Inland hub Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Rio Cuarto (Cordoba) Rio Cuarto Centre of southern Cordoba, Argentina's leading maize province. Grain goes by road and rail to the Gran Rosario terminals. | Argentina | Inland hub Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Cascavel (Parana) Cascavel Western Parana origination in Brazil’s most intensive maize and poultry region, feeding both the local compounders and the Paranagua corridor. | Brazil | Inland hub Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Passo Fundo (Rio Grande do Sul) Passo Fundo The heart of Brazil’s wheat belt on the Rio Grande do Sul plateau, and the main domestic origination for a country that otherwise imports most of its milling wheat from Argentina. | Brazil | Inland hub Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Port of Paranagua Paranagua Brazil’s second grain port and the export corridor for Parana and western Santa Catarina. Its dedicated grain berths run one of the highest loading cadences in the country. | Brazil | Seaport Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Port of Rio Grande Rio Grande The southern grain gateway on the Lagoa dos Patos, serving Rio Grande do Sul. Handles soybeans and meal outbound, and is the natural outlet for the state’s rice and wheat belts. | Brazil | Seaport Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Salvador / Aratu (Bahia) Salvador Grain terminals on the Bay of All Saints. Soybeans from western Bahia are shipped here, and wheat is received for the flour mills of the north-east. | Brazil | Seaport Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Vitoria / Tubarao (Espirito Santo) Vitoria Port complex of Vitoria and Tubarao, linked by rail to Minas Gerais and Goias. It exports soybeans and maize and receives fertiliser and imported wheat. | Brazil | Seaport Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Port of San Antonio San Antonio Chile's busiest port and a principal entry point for its wheat and corn imports. | Chile | Seaport Import | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Talcahuano / San Vicente (Biobio) Talcahuano Ports of the Biobio region in southern Chile. They receive wheat for the region's flour mills and maize and soymeal for animal and salmon feed. | Chile | Seaport Import | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Port of Barranquilla Barranquilla Caribbean port through which Colombia, a large importer of feed corn, receives much of its grain. | Colombia | Seaport Import | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Port of Buenaventura Buenaventura Colombia's main Pacific port and an entry point for imported wheat and corn. | Colombia | Seaport Import | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Port of Cartagena Cartagena Colombia's largest port, on the Caribbean. It receives maize, wheat and soymeal for the feed and milling industry of the north and the interior. | Colombia | Seaport Import | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Port of Santa Marta Santa Marta Deep-water Caribbean port and one of Colombia's main entry points for imported maize, wheat and soybeans. | Colombia | Seaport Import | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Port of Guayaquil Guayaquil Ecuador's principal port, handling its wheat and soymeal imports. | Ecuador | Seaport Import | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Villeta (Paraguay River) Villeta Paraguay River terminal near Asuncion. Paraguay is landlocked and one of the world's largest soybean exporters, shipping almost all of it by barge down the Paraguay-Parana waterway. | Paraguay | River port Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Port of Callao Callao Peru's main port, through which it imports most of its wheat and feed corn. | Peru | Seaport Import | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Nueva Palmira Nueva Palmira Uruguay's principal grain port on the Uruguay River, and a transshipment point for soybeans barged down from Paraguay and Bolivia. | Uruguay | River port Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Port of Montevideo Montevideo Uruguay's main seaport, handling grain and oilseed exports. | Uruguay | Seaport Export | Milling Wheat (Standard) |
| Puerto Cabello Puerto Cabello Venezuela's main port and the entry point for most of its imported wheat, maize and soybeans, close to the flour mills and feed plants of Carabobo and the central region. | Venezuela | Seaport Import | Milling Wheat (Standard) |