# Mexican corn molds after ships take Antarctic route to SA - Moneyweb

> Some white corn shipments from Mexico arrived at South African ports with mold after carriers took a roughly 45-day route around Tierra del Fuego instead of the Panama Canal. Cargo was cleared after contaminated surface grain was scraped off, though one cargo faced delays.

- Date: 2017-01-25 · published 2017-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72878-mexican-corn-molds-after-ships-take-antarctic-route-to-sa-moneyweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

South Africa is importing record white corn after its worst drought, so quality problems on Mexican supplies tighten usable supply and can lift import demand and freight costs on longer routes.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-12-22 | [US reopens Mexico rail crossings after closure sought to stem migration](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11281-us-reopens-mexico-rail-crossings-after-closure-sought-to-stem-migration.md) | +2.4% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2021-12-15 | [Corps is taking the deep route—Mississippi River channel to 50 ft - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16741-corps-is-taking-the-deep-route-mississippi-river-channel-to-50-ft-dredgewire.md) | -3.5% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2023-05-22 | [UN concerned by lack of grain ships going to one Ukrainian port \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14394-un-concerned-by-lack-of-grain-ships-going-to-one-ukrainian-port-reuters.md) | +8.2% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2026-01-21 | [IMC reduced corn exports due to attacks on ports \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14149-imc-reduced-corn-exports-due-to-attacks-on-ports-ukrainian-and-world-shipping.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2021-05-27 | [Ship traffic stops at Argentine grains hub Rosario due to strike \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46939-ship-traffic-stops-at-argentine-grains-hub-rosario-due-to-strike-the-western.md) | +6.1% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news-fast-news/mexican-corn-molds-after-ships-take-antarctic-route-to-sa/

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