ads ▁( F er ro via ▁Car aj ás ▁and ▁Fer ro via ▁Norte - S ul ) ▁and ▁ports ▁( I ta qui ▁and ▁Pont a ▁da ▁Made ira ) ▁and ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁and ▁American ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁Mar anh ão ▁has ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁cattle ▁her d ▁in ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁with ▁ 7 . 6 ▁million ▁animals . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁also ▁produces ▁natural ▁gas ▁in ▁the ▁Par na í ba ▁bas in , ▁with ▁a ▁production ▁of ▁ 8 . 4 ▁million ▁m 3 ▁per ▁day , ▁used ▁in ▁thermal ▁power ▁stations . ▁Mar anh ão ▁is ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁largest ▁producer ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Mar anh ão ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁hydro elect ric ▁plant ▁( Est re ito ▁H ydro elect ric ▁Plant ), ▁a ▁wind ▁farm ▁( in ▁Len ç ó is ▁Mar anh enses ), ▁and ▁other ▁thermal ▁power ▁stations . ▁ ▁It a qui ▁Port ▁ann ually ▁moves ▁millions ▁of ▁tons ▁of ▁cargo , ▁being ▁an ▁important ▁log istics ▁cor rid or ▁for ▁the ▁Center - West ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁deep est ▁port ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Among ▁the ▁main ▁products ▁handled ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁are ▁so y beans ▁( 6 , 1 5 2 , 9 0 9 ▁tons ), ▁corn ▁( 1 , 6 4 2 , 9 4 4 ▁tons ), ▁fert il izers ▁( 1