# Market Perspectives September 28, 2017 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> Dry-bulk freight rates eased after a recent rally, with a few reported trades at slightly lower rates as Chinese holiday trading slowed activity. Analysts questioned whether China can keep growing iron ore imports into 2018 and flagged a recent wave of new vessel orders.

- Date: 2017-09-28 · published 2017-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12825-market-perspectives-september-28-2017-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Softer dry-bulk freight values lower the cost of shipping grain and oilseeds, though the change is small and largely technical.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/ddgs_report/ddgs-weekly-market-report-september-28-2017/
- grains.org: https://grains.org/market_perspectives/market-perspectives-september-28-2017/6/
- grains.org: https://grains.org/market_perspectives/market-perspectives-september-28-2017/9/

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