# Dry Bulk Market: Capesize Segment Ends Week in a Bang - Maritimes

> Capesize dry bulk rates ended the week higher on a flurry of Brazil iron ore fixtures in the low $18 range, while the Pacific C5 route rose to $8.11. Panamax rates softened in the Atlantic even as US Gulf soybean export talk lifted Pacific fixtures.

- Date: 2020-08-31 · published 2020-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51811-dry-bulk-market-capesize-segment-ends-week-in-a-bang-maritimes
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Freight costs feed into delivered prices for imported feed ingredients and US export competitiveness; firmer US Gulf soybean shipping demand supports freight-linked export economics, while Atlantic softness eases costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-09-15 | [Dry bulk spot market mounts week of broad gains as bauxite and South American grain trades surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34301-dry-bulk-spot-market-mounts-week-of-broad-gains-as-bauxite-and-south-american.md) | -3.7% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2023-09-21 | [TELF AG Insight on Dry Bulk Market Across All Sectors - September 21 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34304-telf-ag-insight-on-dry-bulk-market-across-all-sectors-september-21-2023.md) | -1.3% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2017-06-07 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: River market improves as water levels drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70373-weekly-grain-movement-river-market-improves-as-water-levels-drop.md) | +1.0% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2024-02-21 | [Dry Weekly Market Monitor — Breakwave Advisors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31875-dry-weekly-market-monitor-breakwave-advisors.md) | -4.1% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2024-02-28 | [Dry Weekly Market Monitor — Breakwave Advisors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31873-dry-weekly-market-monitor-breakwave-advisors.md) | +0.8% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- maritimes.gr: https://maritimes.gr/en/dry-bulk-market-capesize-segment-ends-week-in-a-bang/

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