# Trade at Panchagarh land port halted due to internal conflicts

> Trade at the Banglabandha land port in Panchagarh has been halted for eight days over a dispute about loading and unloading rates. Hundreds of trucks are stranded and trade with India, Nepal and Bhutan is suspended.

- Date: 2018-09-09 · published 2018-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Bangladesh · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63045-trade-at-panchagarh-land-port-halted-due-to-internal-conflicts
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The stoppage is regional and small in grain terms, so it has little effect on global feed prices.

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## Sources

- dhakatribune.com: https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/155149/trade-at-panchagarh-land-port-halted-due-to

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