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While attention is focused on the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, TCP, the company that manages the Paranaguá Container Terminal, has been expanding its logistics presence in the tournament's host countries. In 2025, the Terminal handled over 1.1 million tons in import and export operations with North America, consolidating the region as one of the main destinations and origins for goods shipped and unloaded by TCP. The data comes from the Dataliner platform and was compiled by the Terminal's market intelligence team.
In 2025, the route moved 950,800 tons in exports and 190,500 tons in imports, with a strong presence of cargo related to civil construction, packaging, agribusiness, industry, and food. Among the main products shipped were wood, paper, and chicken meat.
Despite a more complex international scenario, marked by new tariffs imposed by the United States, some segments continued to advance in operations through Paranaguá. In the first quarter of 2026, TCP shipped 231,900 tons to North America. Meanwhile, imports reached the 38,000-ton mark.
According to Fabio Mattos, TCP's commercial manager, "The United States is one of Brazil's main beef buyers, and the product's exporting industries find the Terminal to be the country's main shipping corridor for meats and frozen products. Today, TCP has the largest infrastructure for refrigerated container storage in all of South America, with 5,280 outlets."
Beef was the protagonist in the first quarter, with 35,700 tons exported to the region, an increase of 19% compared to the same period in 2025. To the United States alone, 31,700 tons of the product were destined, representing a growth of 26%. This performance continues the Terminal's strong growth pace, which in 2025 reached a historic record by shipping 1.034 million tons of beef—an increase of 53% compared to 2024.
Wood exports maintained absolute prominence in the Terminal's shipments to North America, totaling 110,000 tons in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 12%. Widely used in civil construction, furniture manufacturing, and packaging production, the product finds in TCP one of the main distribution channels for the South and Southeast regions.
"The North American market has very solid consumer demand, especially in the wood and animal protein segments, which Brazil supplies with excellence. What changed with the new scenario was the need for exporters to act with greater flexibility, redistributing volumes and quickly adjusting their commercial strategy as the international landscape changes," says Mattos.
Mexico Takes the Lead and Canada Accelerates
One of the most relevant changes this quarter was the modification in the profile of destinations for cargo exported by TCP. Mexico became the main destination for the Terminal's exports to North America in the first quarter of 2026, with 130,400 tons handled, ahead of the United States, which received 93,000 tons.
Mexican progress was driven mainly by wood, which totaled 55,000 tons exported to the country—a growth of 33% compared to the same period in 2025. Paper and chicken meat also gained ground, with 35,700 tons and 26,700 tons shipped, respectively.
The United States, for its part, remained the main origin of TCP's imports in the region, sending 30,600 tons to the terminal during the quarter. Among the main products unloaded were polyethylene, used by the processing industry, and sulfur, which is an input for the fertilizer production chain.
Canada, meanwhile, registered one of the fastest growths, although the volume remains low compared to trade with the United States and Mexico: exports practically doubled, from 4,200 to 8,100 tons in the quarter. The highlight was the paper segment, whose exported volume quintupled, reaching 3,600 tons. Wood, pork, and beef also advanced in operations with the country.
To sustain this trade flow, TCP has six regular maritime services connecting Paranaguá with the main ports on the Atlantic coast of the United States and Mexico, in addition to having a route that connects the Terminal with the Mexican Pacific coast.
"The high number of maritime services, storage infrastructure, and logistical integration make a difference so that cargo can be shipped quickly and remain competitive even with changes in the international landscape," concludes Mattos.
Source: Terminal Paranaguá
