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A November 7 Soy Transportation Coalition report, prepared by Informa Economics, examines containerizing soybean exports along the inland waterway system. It compares container barge and rail options against bulk barge shipments to Gulf terminals.
The report says the APH container vessel could reach Gulf terminals six days faster than bulk barges.
Containerized exports could give smaller buyers access to export markets and ease West Coast congestion, but the concept is still in development and does not affect near-term soybean supply or price.
waterwaysjournal.netDavid MurrayNov 9, 2018After 230 past neutral logistics events, Soybeans moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.0%), and +0.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
