# Market Perspectives December 7, 2017 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> freight rates held up pretty well this week with needed support from the Capesize market … Any real increase in Dry-Bulk market rates is going to have to be led by the Capesize market, and that is what is occurring. It

- Date: 2017-12-07 · published 2017-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: news · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67381-market-perspectives-december-7-2017-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Soybean meal strength from Argentine dryness keeps DDGS competitive in rations, supporting DDGS demand and prices while cold-weather fumigation limits export shipments.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/market_perspectives/market-perspectives-december-7-2017/6/
- grains.org: https://grains.org/market_perspectives/market-perspectives-december-7-2017/9/

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