# Market Perspectives September 21, 2017 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> A US Grains Council market perspectives report from September 21 notes dry bulk freight rates appear to be losing steam after a two-month run-up, with markets mostly steady. It also reports the Brunswick, Georgia grain port was damaged by a recent hurricane, with repair timing for grain loading unknown.

- Date: 2017-09-21 · published 2017-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69170-market-perspectives-september-21-2017-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Damage to the Brunswick port removes an export outlet for US Southeast grain, potentially tightening logistics and shifting flows to other Gulf and Atlantic ports, with mild upward pressure on regional basis and freight.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-02 | [Market Perspectives March 2, 2017 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71885-market-perspectives-march-2-2017-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | -2.8% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-21 | [Market Perspectives – July 21, 2022 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40678-market-perspectives-july-21-2022-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | -5.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-03-26 | [Market Perspectives – March 26, 2020 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54041-market-perspectives-march-26-2020-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +3.9% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2024-11-21 | [Market Perspectives - November 21, 2024 - Page 6 of 7 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16984-market-perspectives-november-21-2024-page-6-of-7-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | -3.5% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2024-10-17 | [Market Perspectives - October 17, 2024 - Page 6 of 7 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16993-market-perspectives-october-17-2024-page-6-of-7-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +2.1% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/market_perspectives/market-perspectives-september-21-2017/9/

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