# BIMCO forecasts 5-6% growth in grain shipments for 2026 ‣ WorldCargo News

> BIMCO reports global bulk grain shipments rose 15% year-on-year in the first six weeks of 2026, led by a 30% jump in soybean shipments and a 17% rise in wheat. The US-China trade agreement lifted US soybean shipments 26% and resumed sorghum shipments. Brazil's soybean crop is forecast at a record 180 million tonnes and Argentina's wheat crop is estimated at a record.

- Date: 2026-02-21 · published 2026-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16880-bimco-forecasts-5-6-growth-in-grain-shipments-for-2026-worldcargo-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export flows and record Southern Hemisphere supplies lift demand for vessels and freight while increasing competition for export markets. Firm US-China trade volumes support soybean and sorghum prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-08-20 | [US grain exports expected to further rise ‣ WorldCargo News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17007-us-grain-exports-expected-to-further-rise-worldcargo-news.md) | +0.4% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 2025-12-23 | [Report: Mexico’s demand for US grain to grow \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21477-report-mexico-s-demand-for-us-grain-to-grow-world-grain.md) | -0.7% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2023-07-20 | [BIMCO: Shipping Number of The Week - Key US grain exports could fall 15% in 2023, brighter outlook ahead](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35232-bimco-shipping-number-of-the-week-key-us-grain-exports-could-fall-15-in-2023.md) | +3.7% | -10.5% |
| SOY | 2018-12-05 | [Argentina soybean imports soaring \| 2018-12-05  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61426-argentina-soybean-imports-soaring-2018-12-05-world-grain.md) | +0.9% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2021-08-17 | [India could allow soybean meal imports \| 2021-08-17  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45647-india-could-allow-soybean-meal-imports-2021-08-17-world-grain.md) | -6.0% | -7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-13 | [Forecast Indian wheat exports cut by 2Mt: WASDE - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40899-forecast-indian-wheat-exports-cut-by-2mt-wasde-grain-central.md) | +1.0% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-31 | [Grain imports on the cards as drought drives up prices and crop forecasts slashed - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62498-grain-imports-on-the-cards-as-drought-drives-up-prices-and-crop-forecasts.md) | -3.6% | -5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-27 | [Grain shipments from Russia and Ukraine have halved \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14182-grain-shipments-from-russia-and-ukraine-have-halved-world-ports-organization.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- worldcargonews.com: https://www.worldcargonews.com/bulk/2026/02/bimco-forecasts-5-6-growth-in-grain-shipments-for-2026/

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