# Panama Canal Issues Proposal to Modify Tolls Structure - Autoridad del Canal de Panamá

> The Panama Canal published a proposal on June 14, 2019 to modify its tolls structure across vessel segments, including a matching of Neopanamax iron ore and grain tolls and a tariff increase for ballast dry bulkers. A 30-day consultation runs until July 15, with changes proposed for January 1, 2020.

- Date: 2019-06-14 · published 2019-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Panama · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58486-panama-canal-issues-proposal-to-modify-tolls-structure-autoridad-del-canal-de
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher tolls for grain-carrying dry bulkers in ballast could marginally raise the cost of US Gulf and Pacific grain exports via Panama, slightly shifting freight economics for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- pancanal.com: https://pancanal.com/en/panama-canal-issues-proposal-to-modify-tolls-structure/

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