4 Analysis of the Brazilian soybean export value chain
This chapter shall elucidate the pattern of the logistics market by reporting the market structure,
based on the data achieved during the field research. In order to estimate the importance of logistics
and transportation processes for the soybean exports and its impact on competitiveness in
terms of costs and CO2 emissions, the logistic costs in general and the costs of road transportation
specifically as well as the emission exhaust are analyzed using the examples of four selected
regions (see figure 4.1) and their export routes to Santos port (see appendix 30).