# Going with the grain a win for ports | Port Strategy

> A Port Strategy feature describes growing global grain trade, citing International Grains Council figures of 351.4m tonnes of exports in 2016/17, up from 345.7m a year earlier. It notes strong demand for dedicated grain terminal equipment in the Americas, Eastern Europe and China.

- Date: 2018-06-21 · published 2018-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64376-going-with-the-grain-a-win-for-ports-port-strategy
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Rising trade volumes support demand for grain export capacity, but the article is general background with no immediate price driver for feed markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-19 | [Strategy Grains again lowers export estimate for wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65480-strategy-grains-again-lowers-export-estimate-for-wheat.md) | +0.3% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-30 | [High grain prices alter feeding, trade patterns \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47677-high-grain-prices-alter-feeding-trade-patterns-feed-strategy.md) | -5.5% | -5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-18 | [Ukraine reduces the rate of grain exports, as Russia is stepping up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62390-ukraine-reduces-the-rate-of-grain-exports-as-russia-is-stepping-up.md) | +0.3% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-20 | [Strong demand for EU wheat going into the 2022/23 marketing year: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40542-strong-demand-for-eu-wheat-going-into-the-2022-23-marketing-year-grain-market.md) | -10.6% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-01 | [Poor Chinese demand a setback for grain exports - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54586-poor-chinese-demand-a-setback-for-grain-exports-agcanada.md) | +0.1% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [China’s demand for feed grains on the rise \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51597-china-s-demand-for-feed-grains-on-the-rise-feed-strategy.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2021-04-30 | [High grain prices alter feeding, trade patterns \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47677-high-grain-prices-alter-feeding-trade-patterns-feed-strategy.md) | +5.0% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2016-11-16 | [Grain exports slide after Trump win \| The Gazette](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12241-grain-exports-slide-after-trump-win-the-gazette.md) | +2.5% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- portstrategy.com: https://www.portstrategy.com/news/container-cargo-handling/going-with-the-grain-a-win-for-ports/

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