# New shipping routes may hinder food, raw materials chains | Supply Chain Dive

> A Supply Chain Dive article reports that US farmers already squeezed by a strong dollar face higher costs as shipping alliances reduce port calls and prioritize import-heavy ports. Container availability and shipment delays in Asia may raise export logistics costs for US commodity suppliers.

- Date: 2017-05-17 · published 2017-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70900-new-shipping-routes-may-hinder-food-raw-materials-chains-supply-chain-dive
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher and less reliable container and port access can raise landed costs for US agricultural exports, weakening competitiveness versus Brazilian and Black Sea origins and pressuring US export demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-07 | [Barge rates pressured by low Mississippi River water levels \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34291-barge-rates-pressured-by-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-supply-chain-dive.md) | -1.2% | -6.8% |
| CORN | 2022-11-04 | [Decade-low water levels on Mississippi River slow barges, disrupt food supply chain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10335-decade-low-water-levels-on-mississippi-river-slow-barges-disrupt-food-supply.md) | -0.9% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2026-01-29 | [Low Water on U.S. Rivers Disrupts Grain Exports, Raising Costs for Ag Supply Chains - Agrolatam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16395-low-water-on-u-s-rivers-disrupts-grain-exports-raising-costs-for-ag-supply.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2026-06-18 | [Grain shipping routes see costs increase \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19021-grain-shipping-routes-see-costs-increase-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-15 | [Grain Shipping Rates Surge 34% Year-Over-Year \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16757-grain-shipping-rates-surge-34-year-over-year-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.3% | — |
| SOY | 2023-09-07 | [Barge rates pressured by low Mississippi River water levels \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34291-barge-rates-pressured-by-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-supply-chain-dive.md) | -1.8% | -6.4% |
| SOY | 2022-11-04 | [Decade-low water levels on Mississippi River slow barges, disrupt food supply chain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10335-decade-low-water-levels-on-mississippi-river-slow-barges-disrupt-food-supply.md) | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2026-01-29 | [Low Water on U.S. Rivers Disrupts Grain Exports, Raising Costs for Ag Supply Chains - Agrolatam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16395-low-water-on-u-s-rivers-disrupts-grain-exports-raising-costs-for-ag-supply.md) | +1.6% | +6.8% |

## Sources

- supplychaindive.com: https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/commodity-supply-chain-alliances-ports-price/442862/

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