# Large quantities of fresh fruit exported from Chile, Peru and Ecuador

> Congestion from heavy fresh fruit exports out of Chile, Peru and Ecuador has delayed freight vessels carrying shrimp from Ecuador and Peru by two to four weeks. Merger-related changes at Japanese shipping lines and Panama Canal congestion also slowed deliveries to the EU.

- Date: 2018-04-30 · published 2018-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65406-large-quantities-of-fresh-fruit-exported-from-chile-peru-and-ecuador
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Shipping delays on South American routes raise freight costs and transit times for affected cargoes, but the effect on feed commodity prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- freshplaza.com: https://www.freshplaza.com/north-america/article/2193765/large-quantities-of-fresh-fruit-exported-from-chile-peru-and-ecuador/

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