For the first five months of 2025, exports from Terminal Quequén S.A., the largest grain handling operator at the Argentinian Port of Quequén, have reached 851,138 tonnes, equivalent to 32.6% of total traffic at the port. For each grain harvesting season, the facility normally accounts for 2.5 million tonnes, which is why it has become Argentina’s reference operator in the cereals export business.
 
It first came into operation in 1994 and nowadays operates two berths at the port: 4/5 and 6, which have alongside draft of up to 12.8 metres, allowing it to accommodate either Panamax or Handymax bulk carriers at the 486 metres of quay.
 
In terms of productivity, the main handling system operates at 3,000 tonnes per hour, allowing it to despatch peak loads of up to 60,000 tonnes per vessel. Inbound consignments are off-loaded at four truck dump platforms that can handle 2,000 tonnes per hour, with the total terminal storage capacity being 115,000 tonnes.
 
Terminal Quequén has also progressively automated its activities, nowadays allowing customers to track their cargo in real time, from reception to despatch. In addition, consignments are subjected to standard quality controls, which can also incorporate cleaning or drying elements as necessary. Also on offer is electronic weighing equipment, moisture sensors and a network of high-performance conveyor belts.
 
The company has led the way nationally in mitigating environmental pollution, first introducing measures in 2016 to minimise dust emissions. Air quality is nowadays constantly monitored.
 
The port as a whole handles between 6.5 million tonnes and 8 million tonnes annually, mostly composed of grains, by-products and fertiliser. Of this, Terminal Quequén S.A. is reponsible for 33% - 40% of the total cereal traffic, being the largest private operator of the port complex. As for commodities, corn is by far the most important, followed by wheat, feed barley, malt barley, grain by-products, and soybeans. It also handles vegetable oils.
 
Its hinterland encompasses an area southwest of Buenos Aires, as well as regions to the south of Cordoba, La Pampa and San Luis.