According to Pavel Lysenko, analyst with ASAP Agri, the market has seen no significant changes this week and remains generally depressed for all shipowners operating in the Black Sea. Handysize owners continue to face a shortage of firm grain stems from Ukraine but have managed to keep rates stable. Likewise, coaster owners have held rates largely steady, with only minor fluctuations on specific routes.

According to Atria Brokers’ freight department, rates for Panamax corn shipments from Ukrainian deep-sea ports to South China remain at 34–35 USD/MT.

In the Handysize segment, freight for a 30,000t corn shipment to East Coast Italy holds at 16–17 USD/MT.

In the Coaster sector, freight for a 6,000t corn shipment from Ukrainian Danube ports to East Coast Italy has dropped by 1 USD/MT to 28–30 USD/MT.

Barge freight for 1,000–3,000t of corn from Izmail or Reni to Constanța stays within 8–9 EUR/MT.

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