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FreightWaves reports the Panama Canal has kept growing cargo volumes despite COVID-19, drought and the US-China trade war. Container flows shifted toward Asia-West Coast services in the third quarter, while canal authorities say West Coast flows are additive rather than displacing Asia-East Coast volume.
A functioning canal supports US export routes to Asia, but routing shifts have limited direct impact on grain freight costs for feed buyers.
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