# Brazil and the USA concentrated nearly 50% of grain shipments in the first quarter of 2026.

> Brazil and the USA together accounted for nearly 50% of grain shipments in the first quarter of 2026. Grain cargoes from the US Gulf to the Far East are avoiding the Panama and Suez canals and routing via the Cape of Good Hope. BRS Dry Bulk reported that sea-borne grain volumes rebounded 10.8%.

- Date: 2026-04-20 · published 2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16863-brazil-and-the-usa-concentrated-nearly-50-of-grain-shipments-in-the-first
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Longer Cape routings increase ton-miles and lift demand for vessel capacity, which supports ocean freight rates and raises delivered costs for US Gulf grain into Asia.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/news/brazil-and-the-usa-concentrated-nearly-50-of-yytahsaw

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