# ‘Chokepoints’ in the Global Food Trade: Five Things You Should Know | Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank

> Chatham House published an analysis identifying 14 critical chokepoints in global food trade, including maritime straits, coastal ports and inland transport routes. It warns that disruption at these points could seriously affect global food security.

- Date: 2017-06-27 · published 2017-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70333-chokepoints-in-the-global-food-trade-five-things-you-should-know-chatham-house
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Concentrated reliance on a few routes such as the Panama Canal, Suez and Black Sea ports raises the risk that a single disruption would spike freight costs and tighten supplies of grains and soybean meal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-27 | [Chokepoints and Vulnerabilities in Global Food Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70334-chokepoints-and-vulnerabilities-in-global-food-trade.md) | +4.8% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2016-11-23 | [Choke Point of a Nation: The High Cost of an Aging River Lock - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74008-choke-point-of-a-nation-the-high-cost-of-an-aging-river-lock-the-new-york-times.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-11-10 | [Explainer: Can Ukraine's grain deal ease the global food crisis?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14439-explainer-can-ukraine-s-grain-deal-ease-the-global-food-crisis.md) | +1.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2018-05-29 | [Richardson International leadership wants feds to bring in back-to-work legislation as CP rail strike looms \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65036-richardson-international-leadership-wants-feds-to-bring-in-back-to-work.md) | -3.7% | -9.3% |
| CORN | 2019-06-17 | [Flooding Keeps Chokehold on Barge Traffic, Stalling Grain Shipments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58499-flooding-keeps-chokehold-on-barge-traffic-stalling-grain-shipments.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-27 | [Chokepoints and Vulnerabilities in Global Food Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70334-chokepoints-and-vulnerabilities-in-global-food-trade.md) | +3.2% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-10 | [Explainer: Can Ukraine's grain deal ease the global food crisis?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14439-explainer-can-ukraine-s-grain-deal-ease-the-global-food-crisis.md) | +1.3% | -8.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-21 | [Canada: Docks deal concluded after 4 years of negotiations - The Federation of International Employers - FedEE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41440-canada-docks-deal-concluded-after-4-years-of-negotiations-the-federation-of.md) | -2.2% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- chathamhouse.org: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2017/06/chokepoints-global-food-trade-five-things-you-should-know

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