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Ocean freight rates follow rising bulk commodity demand
Claire Hutchins
U.S. Wheat Associates
A spike in ocean freight rates is creating some heartburn for dry bulk commodity buyers who may be uncovered over the next few months as strong global demand for grain and coal stresses vessel supply. Fortunately, lower freight futures prices in the second half of 2021 could hold if commodity demand eases, as expected.
“We believe most of our wheat buying customers have booked freight already for April or May deliveries,” said USW Vice President of Overseas Operations Mike Spier. “We hope this spike in freight prices is short term because it obviously increases the landed cost of wheat from the United States and all other suppliers.”
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US Wheat ramps up campaign to woo Brazilian millers
Argentina, Brazil’s neighbor to the south and fellow member of the Mercosur trading bloc, is by far the largest supplier of wheat to Brazil, but its grip on the Brazilian market is far from complete, and the folks at U.S. Wheat Associates are ramping up efforts to take business away from Argentine exporters and other smaller suppliers like Russia.
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Brazilian baked goods. (U.S. Wheat Associates photo)
Brazil is the third largest wheat-importing country in the world, and while it’s already a strong customer of the U.S., representatives of American farmers say there’s plenty of room for more business as they continue a campaign to win over more Brazilian millers and bakers who make the country’s bread, cookies, cakes and pasta.
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