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Port Of Brownsville
Total Port Activity (in Metric Tons)
COMMODITY APR 01 MAY 01 JUN 01 JUN 00 YTD 00 YTD 01 % CHG
BREAK BULK 13,548 179,910 119,409 134,861 1,029,200 994,728 -3.3
LIQUID 238 5,536 537 9,836 38,238 28,363 -25.8
PETROLEUM 78,270 125,375 208,771 73,105 511,561 690,468 35.0
GRAIN 0 0 0 1,339 43,649 31,204 -28.5
CONTAINERS 31 0 0 66 1,005 366 -63.6
MACHINERY 1,395 2,031 425 1,224 1,801 3,851 113.8
TOTAL 93,482 312,852 329,142 220,431 1,625,454 1,748,980 7.6Source: Data provided by the Port of Brownsville and compiled by Texas A&M
Enterprise Development
ThePortofBrownsvillehad anincreaseof5.2percentin June'stotal
cargo tonnage over theprevious month. Break Bulk, which ac-
counted for 36.3 percent of the total cargo tonnage fell 33.6 percent
from May's figures. Liquid, 0.2 percent share of June's total
tonnage, dropped 90.3 percent. Petroleum, which made up 63.4
percent of the total cargo for June gained 66.5 percent. YTD figures
showed a 7.6 percent increase. Break Bulk tonnage, with 56.9
percent of total tonnage, fell 3.3 percent. Grain, with 1.8 percent of
total tonnage, had a YTD increase of 1.8 percent. Petroleum, with
39.5 percent of total tonnage, increased 35.0 percent.International University, Texas Centerfor Border Economic and
% Share June 2001 Total Cargo
PETROLEUM
MACHINERY , LIQUID
0.1% 0.2%
BREAK BULK
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