# These Are Global Shipping's Biggest Chokepoints

> An explainer on global shipping chokepoints notes that the Panama Canal handles more than a third of U.S. corn exports and nearly half of U.S. soybean exports. The canal's third set of locks, added in 2016, doubled its capacity.

- Date: 2018-06-01 · published 2018-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64931-these-are-global-shipping-s-biggest-chokepoints
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Canal capacity and transit constraints affect the cost and timing of U.S. grain and oilseed exports, but the piece reports no new event that moves prices.

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-food-trade-chokepoints/

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