# US-China trade war could hit Panama Canal revenues - Newsroom Panama

> Quijano told a Panamanian business chamber that a US-China trade war could affect cargo movements and revenues at the Panama Canal. The United States accounts for 68.3% of canal freight traffic and China for 18.3%. The canal projects strong growth for 2019.

- Date: 2018-09-13 · published 2018-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Panama · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62939-us-china-trade-war-could-hit-panama-canal-revenues-newsroom-panama
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

The story is about canal revenue risk rather than a commodity supply change. It has little direct effect on feed prices unless tariffs escalate and reduce bulk trade.

## Sources

- newsroompanama.com: https://newsroompanama.com/2018/09/13/us-china-trade-war-could-hit-panama-canal-revenues/

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