# Grain Journal | USDA Grain Transportation Report (6/1): War in Sudan…

> A US Grains Council market update says the ILWU and PMA reached a new six-year labor contract for West Coast container ports. It also reports that the Panama Canal's maximum draft will fall to 11.7 meters (38.5 fresh-water feet) by July 19, down from 44 feet now.

- Date: 2023-06-01 · published 2023-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35382-grain-journal-usda-grain-transportation-report-6-1-war-in-sudan
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower draft limits will restrict how much grain US Gulf vessels can load, raising per-tonne freight costs and reducing export competitiveness. The labor deal removes one West Coast disruption risk.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-07-27 | [Grain Journal \| USDA Grain Transportation Report (7/27): Panama Canal…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34948-grain-journal-usda-grain-transportation-report-7-27-panama-canal.md) | -13.2% | -14.2% |
| CORN | 2024-07-18 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 18, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16525-grain-transportation-report-july-18-2024.md) | +2.4% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-06-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 27, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16617-grain-transportation-report-july-27-2023.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2023-01-19 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 19, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37805-grain-transportation-report-january-19-2023.md) | -1.6% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2018-02-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 1, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66382-grain-transportation-report-february-1-2018.md) | +0.6% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2023-07-27 | [Grain Journal \| USDA Grain Transportation Report (7/27): Panama Canal…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34948-grain-journal-usda-grain-transportation-report-7-27-panama-canal.md) | -7.5% | -12.1% |
| SOY | 2023-06-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 27, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16617-grain-transportation-report-july-27-2023.md) | +5.2% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2023-01-19 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 19, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37805-grain-transportation-report-january-19-2023.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- grainjournal.com: https://www.grainjournal.com/article/299207/usda-grain-transportation-report-6-1-war-in-sudan-raises-shipping-costs-and-threatens-grain-sorghum-food-aid

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