# Trade and Trade Policy Outlook 2023 - Purdue Ag Econ Report

> A Purdue agricultural economics outlook reviews 2022 trade disruptions, including the sharp fall in bulk freight rates and the Russia-Ukraine war's effect on grain, oilseed and fertilizer exports. It assesses trade policy heading into 2023.

- Date: 2023-01-10 · published 2023-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37715-trade-and-trade-policy-outlook-2023-purdue-ag-econ-report
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower freight costs and continued Black Sea export uncertainty shape export competitiveness and price spreads for feed grains and oilseeds.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-18 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 18, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35835-grain-transportation-report-may-18-2023.md) | -1.2% | -6.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-23 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 23, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33366-grain-transportation-report-november-23-2023.md) | -0.0% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 28, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16577-grain-transportation-report-december-28-2023.md) | +2.2% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-23 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 23, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16476-grain-transportation-report-january-23-2025.md) | +3.8% | +4.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-11 | [OCTOBER 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: - CIH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27806-october-2024-wasde-report-summary-and-notes-cih.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-09-01 | [USDA Trade Report Highlights for 2021 and 2022 \| AgAmerica](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44960-usda-trade-report-highlights-for-2021-and-2022-agamerica.md) | -5.3% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2026-04-16 | [USDA report lowers 2026 poultry outlook - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19728-usda-report-lowers-2026-poultry-outlook-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.6% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2022-01-14 | [Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- January 2022 - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11814-federal-reserve-observations-on-the-ag-economy-january-2022-farm-policy-news.md) | -0.1% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- ag.purdue.edu: https://ag.purdue.edu/commercialag/home/paer-article/trade-and-trade-policy-outlook-2023/

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