# Farmers Caught in Crossfire of Chinese Ship Fee Fight | Farm Bureau Intel Markets | American Farm Bureau Federation

> The American Farm Bureau outlines proposed US fees of up to $1 million per entrance on Chinese-operated vessels and up to $1.5 million on Chinese-built vessels. It also notes that about 60% of US agricultural export value and 65% of volume moves through ocean ports, and that a phased shift to US-flagged vessels is proposed.

- Date: 2025-03-19 · published 2025-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25782-farmers-caught-in-crossfire-of-chinese-ship-fee-fight-farm-bureau-intel-markets
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher port fees and a shift toward US-flagged ships would raise export handling costs and could reduce available vessels for US bulk grain. That increases the cost of US origin cargoes relative to competing suppliers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/farmers-caught-in-crossfire-of-chinese-ship-fee-fight

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