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B. Transportation Flow in the Country
To understand river transportation in the country, it is important to
understand the local infrastructure. Asuncion is the exit for the
overwhelming majority of the exports and will continue to be so for the
foreseeable future. The reason is that all the main roads in the country
converge there. The following figure called the “Soybean Road,” is the
road for everything else, import and exports.
It is estimated that 75% of all exports exit and over 90% of the imports
enter the country though ports located in Grand Asuncion.
At present, of the 70% of the grain produced, 60% is exported via ports
located in Villeta; the other 30% is exported via the Parana River. The
following figure shows the internal flow as well as the exit of soybean.
Map 6: The Soybean Roads
Source: IDB
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