# Global ag trade faces disruption due to Panama Canal limits

> The Panama Canal Authority restricted daily vessel transits to 25 from November 3, down from 32, after record-low October rainfall and falling Gatun Lake levels. Transits are scheduled to fall to 18 per day by February 1, 2024.

- Date: 2023-11-06 · published 2023-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Panama Canal · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33066-global-ag-trade-faces-disruption-due-to-panama-canal-limits
- 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

Sharp transit cuts threaten US Gulf grain exports to Asia and South America, lifting freight costs and encouraging longer routes that tighten shipping capacity.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-07-28 | [Panama Canal Growth Faces El Niño Shipping Risks - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16803-panama-canal-growth-faces-el-nino-shipping-risks-rfd-tv.md) | -3.6% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2025-12-11 | [La Niña to fade early next year, neutral Pacific conditions likely, U.S. forecasters say - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21415-la-nina-to-fade-early-next-year-neutral-pacific-conditions-likely-u-s.md) | -3.0% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2024-07-13 | [USA: CBOT soybeans fall to four-year low due to weak demand and excess supply - Trade4go](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11200-usa-cbot-soybeans-fall-to-four-year-low-due-to-weak-demand-and-excess-supply.md) | -3.3% | -9.4% |
| SOY | 2017-11-06 | [Weather continues to influence global markets \| Crops \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67813-weather-continues-to-influence-global-markets-crops-leadertelegram-com.md) | +0.0% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-04-10 | [Persistent Panama Canal Drought Prompts Continued Shipping Diversions into 2025 - Ports Directory](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16953-persistent-panama-canal-drought-prompts-continued-shipping-diversions-into-2025.md) | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2026-07-28 | [Panama Canal Growth Faces El Niño Shipping Risks - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16803-panama-canal-growth-faces-el-nino-shipping-risks-rfd-tv.md) | -1.7% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-12-11 | [La Niña to fade early next year, neutral Pacific conditions likely, U.S. forecasters say - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21415-la-nina-to-fade-early-next-year-neutral-pacific-conditions-likely-u-s.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [Persistent Panama Canal Drought Prompts Continued Shipping Diversions into 2025 - Ports Directory](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16953-persistent-panama-canal-drought-prompts-continued-shipping-diversions-into-2025.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- agnavigator.com: https://www.agnavigator.com/Article/2023/11/06/global-ag-trade-faces-disruption-due-to-panama-canal-limits/

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