Truck traffic at Cargill facility in northern Brazil blocked by protesters

SAO PAULO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Protesters have been blocking truck traffic at Cargill’s Santarem grain terminal in northern Brazil, according to a company statement in response to Reuters questions on Monday.

Cargill denied any occupation of its facilities by protesters, whom local media identified as Indigenous groups.

Cargill’s Santarem terminal handles soybeans and corn. According to the company’s website, most of the grain arrives there by barge before being hauled onto ships for export.

A smaller portion of the grain that passes through the terminal arrives by trucks, either directly from the state of Mato Grosso via the BR-163 highway or from local farms.

(Reporting by Ana Mano and Roberto Samora; editing by Gabriel Araujo)