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Capesize rates rebounded through the week to October 30, with C5 Pacific fixtures reaching the low $15s and C3 Atlantic rates rising from the mid-$30s to the high $30s. The BCI 182 5TC climbed from $33,795 on Monday to $37,420 by Friday, with gains across major routes.
Stronger capesize rates raise the cost of moving bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal and some grain on long-haul routes, which can feed into landed costs for feed ingredients. The effect on feed grain prices is modest because capesize tonnage carries few grain cargoes.
hellenicshippingnews.comNov 1, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
