# Shipping disruptions ease - AgWest Farm Credit

> AgWest Farm Credit reports West Coast agricultural exports totaled $61.7 billion in 2024, with shipping conditions improving in both the Panama Canal and Red Sea. Canal drought has eased with more rain expected, and Israel and Hamas agreed to a six-month ceasefire that may lead Houthis to halt attacks on non-Israeli shipping. Top container lines will wait for stability before fully returning to the Red Sea.

- Date: 2025-02-12 · published 2025-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16968-shipping-disruptions-ease-agwest-farm-credit
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Easing transit constraints lower freight and container costs for U.S. West Coast exporters, improving their export competitiveness. Lower logistics costs can support basis and export demand for U.S. grains and feed products.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-05-26 | [Grain Shipment Disruptions from Mississippi Flooding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16630-grain-shipment-disruptions-from-mississippi-flooding.md) | -4.9% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-04-12 | [Shipping disruptions impact global grain merchandisers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30628-shipping-disruptions-impact-global-grain-merchandisers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2020-02-25 | [2019 River Shipping Season Disappointing as Flooding Took Its Toll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54494-2019-river-shipping-season-disappointing-as-flooding-took-its-toll.md) | +0.4% | -4.8% |
| CORN | 2024-01-31 | [Diverted shipping routes are changing trade flows - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32019-diverted-shipping-routes-are-changing-trade-flows-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.0% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2021-03-19 | [Barge Operations Open Up as Spring Begins \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48007-barge-operations-open-up-as-spring-begins-red-river-farm-network.md) | +11.4% | +14.1% |

## Sources

- agwestfc.com: https://www.agwestfc.com/about/stories/customer/customer-story/market-spotlight/2025/02/07/shipping-disruptions-ease

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