# Market Perspectives – October 17, 2019 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> Dry-bulk markets moved sideways again this week, with the weakest prices in the spot and 30-day periods. Analysts describe the market as being in a carry structure and expect financial strain in dry-bulk and container shipping in 2020.

- Date: 2019-10-17 · published 2019-10-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56482-market-perspectives-october-17-2019-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Weak spot dry-bulk rates reduce the cost of moving grain cargoes, but the expected industry stress could later reduce available shipping capacity.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/market_perspectives/market-perspectives-october-17-2019/9/

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