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Figure 4: Meat Export Logistics

7. National Logistics Plan: Paraguay 2013

The following is a summary of the above 2013 report concerning the planned
logistics center in Villeta.

A. Priority Projects

The IDB funded and prepared the report “National Logistics Plan:
Paraguay 2013”, with the assistance of the Ministry of Public Works and
Communications (MOPC) as well as the Ministry of Industry and
Commerce (MIC). The objective is to define the infrastructure in the
country to optimize transportation networks and to prepare the country
for the upcoming growth in production, imports and exports. Therefore,
the named institutions recommended the priority projects.

It was forecasted that the country will double its imports and will triple its
exports within 15 years.

In reference to river transportation, due to its geographical location, the
Paraguay River is the connections to the continent’s hinterlands. Both
Brazil and Bolivia have increased their use of the Paraguay River. About
90% of Paraguayan trade is transported by river. As result of the rapid
increase in production, approximately 3,000 barges are operating locally
up from 1500 five years ago.

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