# Dry Weekly Market Monitor - Insights from Signal | Air Freight News

> Panamax and Capesize freight rates rose in the second half of March as the count of ballasters fell and South Atlantic loaded volumes exceeded demand benchmarks. Analysts say the rally reflects tighter vessel supply as well as demand, but they flag risks from the weak Chinese economy and falling iron ore prices.

- Date: 2024-03-20 · published 2024-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region South America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31404-dry-weekly-market-monitor-insights-from-signal-air-freight-news
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher large-vessel rates from South America raise the cost of shipping soybeans, corn and meal to importers, supporting delivered feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- airfreight.news: https://airfreight.news/articles/full/dry-weekly-market-monitor-your-insights-from-signal

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