# Grain Transportation Report, April 13, 2023

> Terminal operations at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles were closed for about a day on April 6-7 due to a labor shortage tied to contract talks between the PMA and ILWU. Shippers faced further delays on April 10. Rail service bids were mixed.

- Date: 2023-04-13 · published 2023-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14853-grain-transportation-report-april-13-2023
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Port disruptions on the West Coast slow agricultural exports and can raise ocean freight costs. Exporters that depend on LA/LB have few alternatives, so the delays add cost and uncertainty to grain shipments.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-04-14 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 14, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16716-grain-transportation-report-april-14-2022.md) | +4.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2018-04-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 12, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65379-grain-transportation-report-april-12-2018.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2023-06-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 27, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16617-grain-transportation-report-july-27-2023.md) | +5.2% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2023-10-19 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 19, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16592-grain-transportation-report-october-19-2023.md) | -1.7% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2023-01-19 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 19, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37805-grain-transportation-report-january-19-2023.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.04-13-2023

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