# Brazil freight crisis causes corn export uncertainty | Farm Online | ACT

> Brazilian grain exporters are struggling to load corn onto ships because of an 11-day truck strike and freight network disruption. Lawmakers approved a temporary bill setting minimum freight costs, which exporters oppose. Reports suggest farmers may default on contracts while the safrinha corn harvest is still incomplete.

- Date: 2018-07-19 · published 2018-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63935-brazil-freight-crisis-causes-corn-export-uncertainty-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Export loading delays and freight uncertainty reduce near-term Brazilian corn shipments, supporting prices for competing origins such as US corn. Higher freight costs would also raise export costs for Brazilian corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-03 | [Corn barge basis edges higher as freight stays high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25310-corn-barge-basis-edges-higher-as-freight-stays-high.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2026-03-17 | [Russian Strikes Create ‘Extreme Uncertainty’ for Ukraine’s Grain Exporters, Doubling Logistics Costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20201-russian-strikes-create-extreme-uncertainty-for-ukraine-s-grain-exporters.md) | +1.4% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2025-11-14 | [Ukraine. Grain flows: Steady sea freight, exports up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14161-ukraine-grain-flows-steady-sea-freight-exports-up.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2026-02-09 | [Lower Ocean Freight Costs Boost Grain Export Competitiveness -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16879-lower-ocean-freight-costs-boost-grain-export-competitiveness.md) | +0.3% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2022-08-30 | [A US Freight Rail Crisis Threatens More Supply-Chain Chaos \| WIRED](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40073-a-us-freight-rail-crisis-threatens-more-supply-chain-chaos-wired.md) | -3.3% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/5536954/brazil-freight-crisis-causes-corn-export-uncertainty/

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