# COVID-19 sinks ag containerized shipments - Supply Chain Council of European Union | Scceu.org

> COVID-19 has disrupted containerized shipments of Canadian agricultural products, with 33 Asia-to-Vancouver blank sailings since January. Transloader yards are congested, causing rail car backlogs and delays of five to six weeks for containerized grain, pulses and meat.

- Date: 2020-03-16 · published 2020-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54038-covid-19-sinks-ag-containerized-shipments-supply-chain-council-of-european
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Container backlogs and empty-box shortages delay Canadian feed and grain exports and can push freight costs higher, tightening export availability for buyers in Asia.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- scceu.org: https://scceu.org/covid-19-sinks-ag-containerized-shipments/

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