# Dry bulk FFA market - Living on borrowed time?

> Dry-bulk freight rates rallied in early August, with the capesize 5 Time Charter Average reaching $13,538 on 9 August, up $399 for the week. Brokers questioned whether the rally could last into the autumn shipping peak.

- Date: 2017-08-11 · published 2017-08-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69653-dry-bulk-ffa-market-living-on-borrowed-time
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising capesize rates increase bulk freight costs, which can widen origin-destination spreads for grain and oilseed trades.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- seatrade-maritime.com: https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/dry-bulk/dry-bulk-ffa-market-living-on-borrowed-time-

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