# Container shortage may hamper rice exports from Vidarbha - DST - Daily Shipping Times

> Exporters in Vidarbha report a container shortage, with 800 to 900 loaded rice containers stranded at Nagpur terminals. Freight rates from Mumbai to West Africa rose 25-30% to $1,600-1,700 per container. Shipping lines blame trade imbalances and lack of vessel space.

- Date: 2020-10-14 · published 2020-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50608-container-shortage-may-hamper-rice-exports-from-vidarbha-dst-daily-shipping
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher container freight and shortages raise export costs and delay shipments, which can slow Indian rice exports and support ocean freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dst.news: https://dst.news/news/container-shortage-may-hamper-rice-exports-from-vidarbha/

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