The Northern Corridor is making progress in the shipment of soybeans and corn.

The logistics of grain exports in Brazil are undergoing a significant change, with the advancement of routes in the North over traditional corridors. According to Leonardo Brunelli, founder and director of Samba Brasil, the ports of the Northern Arc have seen a jump from 36.56 million to 58.06 million tons of grain. soy and corn exported between 2021 and 2025, growth of almost 59%.

Corn is the prime example of this transformation. In 2025, 48% of all corn exported by the country left through the ports of the Northern Arc. For soybeans, the share reached 36.2%. Considered together, the two products gave the corridor 39.5% of shipments, above Santos, with 33%, Paranaguá, with 11.2%, São Francisco do Sul, with 6.2%, and Rio Grande, with 6.1%.

The reorganization is linked to the integration of highways, railways, and port terminals. Conab points out that the proximity to producing areas in the Midwest and MATOPIBA, combined with reduced freight costs, has increased the competitiveness of routes to the North.

The Port of Itaqui illustrates this progress. Grain handling increased from 11.55 million tons in 2021 to 20.14 million tons in 2025, a rise of 74%. The North-South Railway and investments in the Tegram terminals have expanded the corridor's capacity. Further west, Itacoatiara, Santarém, and Barcarena are also gaining ground with the use of the Madeira, Tapajós-Teles Pires, and Solimões-Amazonas waterways.

Despite the growth, bottlenecks remain. Conab warns that periods of drought in the Amazon could compromise navigability and affect operations on the Madeira, Tapajós, and Amazon rivers. In 2026, up to June, the Northern Arc accounted for 39.1% of soybean exports and 35.4% of corn exports, maintaining its weight in the reorganization of the Brazilian logistics map.