# Market Perspectives November 30, 2017 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> The U.S. Grains Council market perspectives note questions whether a sharp late-year rise in dry-bulk grain freight rates is justified. It also says container grain exports are down year over year, and that the U.S. has excess bulk export capacity with some Mississippi facilities closed.

- Date: 2017-11-30 · published 2017-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67878-market-perspectives-november-30-2017-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher dry-bulk freight raises the cost of shipping grain to buyers, while excess export capacity limits how much that cost can support U.S. basis.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/market_perspectives/market-perspectives-november-30-2017/6/
- grains.org: https://grains.org/market_perspectives/market-perspectives-november-30-2017/9/

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