TCP expands meat and frozen-food shipments in 2026
The Paranaguá Container Terminal (TCP) handled 2.635 million tonnes of meat and frozen products between January and August 2026, up 12% from the same period a year earlier. The operation also set a record for the use of refrigerated containers.
Between January and August 2026, the Paranaguá Container Terminal (TCP) shipped 2.635 million tonnes of meat and frozen products, a 12% increase compared with the same period in 2025, when 2.359 million tonnes were handled.
The increase came alongside a new record in refrigerated-container handling. A total of 93,700 units were recorded in the first eight months of the year, 6% above the 88,400 units recorded in 2025.
Frozen chicken led shipments, with 1.777 million tonnes, up 21% from the 1.469 million tonnes recorded the previous year. China, the United Arab Emirates, and South Africa were the main destinations. According to the data presented, approximately 47% of the chicken exported by Brazil passed through the terminal during the period.
Beef ranked second, with 439,000 tonnes shipped through TCP. China, the United States, and Russia accounted for the largest shares among the destinations mentioned in the sources. At the national level, Brazilian exports of the product reached 2.202 million tonnes, up 5.3% year on year.
In pork shipments, the terminal recorded 48% growth, rising from 15,800 to 23,400 tonnes. The Philippines, Côte d’Ivoire, and Liberia were the main destination markets.
According to Fabio Mattos, TCP’s commercial manager, the result is related to the resumption of chicken exports after the sanitary restrictions that affected Brazil in 2025 and to the expansion of foreign pork sales.
The terminal currently has 5,280 power outlets for refrigerated containers. Its administration plans to increase this number to approximately 6,000 outlets by 2027. TCP also operates 22 regular weekly shipping services, including deep-sea and cabotage services.