# Baltic Dry Index down to 1,214 points

> The Baltic Dry Index fell 5 points to 1,214 on January 29, 2018, a decline of 0.41% from January 26. The index covers Handysize, Supramax, Panamax and Capesize routes carrying coal, iron ore and grain.

- Date: 2018-01-30 · published 2018-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66884-baltic-dry-index-down-to-1-214-points
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A near-flat BDI signals stable dry bulk freight costs, so grain shipping expenses are not changing materially on this day.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- en.portnews.ru: https://en.portnews.ru/news/252710/

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