# Grain Transportation Report, June 23, 2022

> The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 became law on June 16, expanding FMC authority over detention and demurrage and barring carriers from unreasonably refusing cargo space. USDA also announced port partnerships with Tacoma and Seattle to store agricultural and reefer containers to ease export congestion.

- Date: 2022-06-23 · published 2022-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16704-grain-transportation-report-june-23-2022
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Better container availability and fewer rolled bookings should improve US agricultural export flows, supporting export demand and easing ocean freight pressure.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.06-23-2022

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