# At least 12 American grain shipments impacted by Suez congestion | Air Freight News

> Bloomberg analysis of USDA and vessel data found that at least 12 of 184 bulk and general cargo ships carrying US major grains have chosen the Suez route since late February. The Suez congestion may delay nearly 7% of seaborne US major grain shipments, with more than 80% of the affected cargo being corn.

- Date: 2021-03-26 · published 2021-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48029-at-least-12-american-grain-shipments-impacted-by-suez-congestion-air-freight
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Delays and rerouting around Africa tie up vessel capacity and raise freight costs for US corn exports, particularly to China and Vietnam. Shipment delays can widen US export basis and firm freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-06-29 | [BNSF limits westbound shipments with rise in congestion \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40942-bnsf-limits-westbound-shipments-with-rise-in-congestion-supply-chain-dive.md) | +1.2% | -16.3% |
| CORN | 2025-04-14 | [Freight rates for grain transportation by coasters to Italy have increased on the Danube \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16952-freight-rates-for-grain-transportation-by-coasters-to-italy-have-increased-on.md) | +1.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2020-10-02 | [Ocean Freight Rates Hit Lowest In Past 12 Weeks \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50831-ocean-freight-rates-hit-lowest-in-past-12-weeks-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2024-04-12 | [Shipping disruptions impact global grain merchandisers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30628-shipping-disruptions-impact-global-grain-merchandisers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2023-05-03 | [Mississippi flooding has limited impact on grain movement - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16632-mississippi-flooding-has-limited-impact-on-grain-movement-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.5% | -6.7% |

## Sources

- airfreight.news: https://airfreight.news/articles/full/at-least-12-american-grain-shipments-impacted-by-suez-congestion

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