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The Baltic Exchange index fell for a sixth straight session on October 2, driven by a twelfth consecutive daily drop in Panamax rates. The composite index slid to 1,803, its lowest since mid-August, while Capesize earnings rose slightly to $24,430 per day.
Falling Panamax earnings, the vessel class that usually carries grain cargoes, point to cheaper ocean freight for grain exports from South America and the Black Sea.
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