# Decreased demand for grain transportation lowers shipping rates | World-grain.com | April 13, 2017 14:17 | World Grain

> UkrAgroConsult reports that demand for grain transportation fell on all major routes, forcing ship owners to cut freight rates amid scarce cargo. Activity weakened in South America and the Far East, while Handysize rates in the Black Sea slipped more slowly. Trading was expected to slow further through the Easter holidays.

- Date: 2017-04-13 · published 2017-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71400-decreased-demand-for-grain-transportation-lowers-shipping-rates-world-grain-com
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower freight costs reduce delivered prices for feed grains imported by buyers, while weaker shipping demand signals softer export flows from South America and the Black Sea.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-12 | [Rail grain transportation in Ukraine decreased by 27% in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21071-rail-grain-transportation-in-ukraine-decreased-by-27-in-2025.md) | +0.2% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 28, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42042-grain-transportation-report-april-28-2022.md) | -1.3% | +0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-13 | [Costs to ship grain by rail volatile \| World-grain.com \| December 13, 2016 14:49 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73368-costs-to-ship-grain-by-rail-volatile-world-grain-com-december-13-2016-14-49.md) | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-16 | [Vessels of Project RSD49, Neva-Leader type, were actively used by North-Western Shipping Company for grain transportation in 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72855-vessels-of-project-rsd49-neva-leader-type-were-actively-used-by-north-western.md) | +0.4% | +5.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-02 | [CPKC Rail struggling to meet grain car demand: Ag Transport Coalition  - MooseJawToday.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20200-cpkc-rail-struggling-to-meet-grain-car-demand-ag-transport-coalition.md) | +1.6% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2025-04-14 | [Freight rates for grain transportation by coasters to Italy have increased on the Danube \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16952-freight-rates-for-grain-transportation-by-coasters-to-italy-have-increased-on.md) | +1.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-17 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 17, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16459-grain-transportation-report-april-17-2025.md) | -0.5% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2026-01-12 | [Rail grain transportation in Ukraine decreased by 27% in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21071-rail-grain-transportation-in-ukraine-decreased-by-27-in-2025.md) | -2.8% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/7996-decreased-demand-for-grain-transportation-lowers-shipping-rates

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