# Suez Canal Blockage: How to Protect Commodities in Transit

> The Ever Given container ship blocked the Suez Canal for six days, causing port congestion and delays. USDA and vessel data cited by Bloomberg show more than 80% of impacted grain shipments were corn, with about 60% on six vessels headed to China. One vessel carrying corn to Vietnam diverted around South Africa.

- Date: 2021-04-27 · published 2021-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47485-suez-canal-blockage-how-to-protect-commodities-in-transit
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed corn cargoes and rerouting tighten nearby supply timing and raise freight costs, which can support corn prices and ocean freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-24 | [Moldovan railway workers threaten to block Ukrainian grain transit \| RailFreight.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25576-moldovan-railway-workers-threaten-to-block-ukrainian-grain-transit-railfreight.md) | -3.7% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2023-12-30 | [How Ukrainian commercial ships are evading Russia's blockade : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14336-how-ukrainian-commercial-ships-are-evading-russia-s-blockade-npr.md) | -2.0% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2024-10-08 | [Grain Ships Avoid Suez Canal Due to Red Sea Attacks \| Waradana](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16996-grain-ships-avoid-suez-canal-due-to-red-sea-attacks-waradana.md) | -2.5% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2019-05-31 | [Flooding continues to disrupt barge traffic in U.S. - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58981-flooding-continues-to-disrupt-barge-traffic-in-u-s-freightwaves.md) | -2.5% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2021-01-26 | [Railcar shortage, higher transportation costs real in Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49347-railcar-shortage-higher-transportation-costs-real-in-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.1% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- news.grainpro.com: https://news.grainpro.com/suez-canal-blockage-how-to-protect-commodities-in-transit

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