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The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has approved new financing for storage projects in the states of Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul and Minas Gerais
O National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved a financing package totaling R$216,6 million for storage projects in three Brazilian states: Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul and Minas Gerais.
The resources will benefit cooperatives and companies in the agro-industrial sector, with a focus on the modernization and construction of structures for grains and sugar.
The measure reinforces the public policy of government to encourage rural development and expand the country's storage capacity.
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Investment on four fronts
The financing comes from the Warehouse Construction and Expansion Program (PCA), linked to the 2024/25 Harvest Plan, and from Finem, a support line from BNDES itself.
The main beneficiaries are: Copacol, Coamo, Energética Santa Helena and Vale do Paracatu. Together, these four organizations will receive the approved amount to carry out expansion, modernization and construction works of new storage units.
Copacol receives greater volume of resources
The Consolata Agroindustrial Cooperative (Copacol), in western Paraná, will be the largest beneficiary. The amount released is R$83,8 million, of which R$52,84 million is from the PCA and R$31 million from Finem. The funds represent 91,4% of the cooperative's total investment.
In Cascavel, the Melissa unit will have its grain storage capacity more than doubled, from 23.500 to 58.000 tons.
Three new silos will be built, each with a capacity of 11.500 tons. The unit will also gain new loading and unloading lines, with a flow rate of 200 tons per hour.
In Jesuítas, two fronts will benefit. At the Feed Factory, capacity will increase from 163.000 to 209.000 tons, with four new metal silos.
At the Grain Storage Unit, also in Jesuítas, capacity will increase from 45.000 to 68.000 tons, with two new silos.
The works should generate indirect jobs: 62 at the Melissa unit, 170 at the Feed Factory and 65 at the grain unit in Jesuítas.
Coamo invests in the Central-West of Paraná
Coamo Agroindustrial Cooperativa also received support from BNDES. The total amount is R$52,84 million, entirely from the PCA.
The resources will be used to modernize and expand storage units in Barbosa Ferraz, Brasilândia do Sul and Engenheiro Beltrão, in the Center-West of Paraná.
The total capacity of the three units will be increased from 123,6 to 183,6 tons of grain. In addition, the project aims to improve the flow of receiving and storing production, maintaining the quality of the grains while the producer awaits better sales opportunities.
During the works, the forecast is to create 75 temporary jobs in the units served.
Santa Helena expands operations in MS
Energética Santa Helena SA, in eastern Mato Grosso do Sul, was also included. The total financing is R$40 million, of which R$25 million comes from PCA and R$15 million from Finem. The funds represent 90,6% of the company's total investment.
In Nova Andradina, a warehouse with capacity for 50 thousand tons of sugar and a factory capable of producing 850 tons of the product per day will be built. The new complex will be installed next to the company's ethanol plant.
With this structure, the company will be able to alternate between sugar and ethanol production, which helps to diversify revenue and reduce business risks.
100 direct jobs are expected to be created during implementation, with 50 permanent positions after completion. In total, the project is expected to generate 150 indirect jobs during construction and 70 after delivery.
Paracatu Valley focuses on sugar in Minas Gerais
In Paracatu, in the Northwest of Minas Gerais, Vale do Paracatu Bioenergia S/A will receive R$40 million from BNDES.
The amount will be divided between the construction of a warehouse with the capacity to store up to 60 thousand tons of sugar (R$ 34,9 million) and a factory with the capacity to produce 155 thousand tons per year (R$ 5,1 million). The financing covers 25,7% of the total project.
During execution, it is estimated that 300 direct jobs will be created. After completion, the company will have 70 more permanent jobs.
