# Changing loading windows challenge US ag shippers | Journal of Commerce

> Journal of Commerce reports that blank sailings linked to COVID-19 are forcing US ag exporters to cope with changing carrier earliest receiving date deadlines for container delivery. Shippers face extra storage and equipment fees as a result.

- Date: 2020-04-14 · published 2020-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53538-changing-loading-windows-challenge-us-ag-shippers-journal-of-commerce
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Container scheduling disruption raises costs and uncertainty for US ag exporters, which can widen export basis and slow containerized feed and grain shipments.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- prod.int.joc.com: https://www.prod.int.joc.com/article/changing-loading-windows-challenge-us-ag-shippers-5208439

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