# What’s shaping the grain trades this year? - Splash247

> At the Geneva Dry summit, traders and shipowners forecast a recovery in grain demand over the next 12 months. Shipowner Delaportas said Chinese buyers are stepping away from the US Gulf toward Brazil and Argentina. Congestion at South American east-coast ports has more than doubled in waiting days within a month.

- Date: 2025-05-13 · published 2025-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16945-what-s-shaping-the-grain-trades-this-year-splash247
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Port congestion in Brazil and Argentina adds delays and raises effective freight costs, while spot-oriented trading increases freight risk for traders. Shifting origins also change tonne-mile demand across the grain trade.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- splash247.com: https://splash247.com/whats-shaping-the-grain-trades-this-year/

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