| From U.S. Gulf ports to: | From North Pacific ports to: | |||||
| Rotterdam 1/ |
CIS Black Sea 1/ 2/ |
Egypt (Alexandria) 1/ |
Bangladesh 1/ |
China 1/ |
Japan 1/ |
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| July/June | ||||||
| 1997/98 | 9.60 | 18.10 | 11.70 | 20.17 | 27.00 | 28.00 |
| 1998/99 | 9.42 | 25.45 | 9.25 | 18.75 | 27.00 | 29.17 |
| 1999/2000 | 12.60 | 40.97 | 13.65 | 18.50 | 27.00 | 32.83 |
| 2000/2001 | 13.08 | 40.97 | 15.00 | 18.31 | 27.00 | 36.31 |
| 2001/2002 | 10.99 | 40.97 | 15.00 | 18.50 | 26.92 | 34.19 |
| 2001 - September | 11.50 | 40.97 | 15.00 | 18.50 | 27.00 | 35.75 |
| October | 11.50 | 40.97 | 15.00 | 18.50 | 27.00 | 36.00 |
| November | 11.50 | 40.97 | 15.00 | 18.50 | 27.00 | 36.00 |
| Decemberr | 11.50 | 40.97 | 15.00 | 18.50 | 26.00 | 33.00 |
| 2002 - May | 10.50 | 40.97 | 15.00 | 18.50 | 27.00 | 33.00 |
| June | 10.75 | 40.97 | 15.00 | 18.50 | 27.00 | 33.00 |
| Julyl | 10.75 | 40.97 | 15.00 | 18.50 | 27.00 | 33.00 |
| August | 10.75 | 40.97 | 15.00 | 18.50 | 27.00 | 33.00 |
| September | 10.75 | 40.97 | 15.00 | 18.50 | 27.00 | 33.00 |
Source: International Grain Council
Note: Estimated mid-month rates based on current chartering practices for vessels ready to load three to four weeks ahead.
1/ Size of vessels: Rotterdam over 40 000 tonnes; CIS 20-40 000 tonnes; Egypt over 30 000 tonnes; Bangladesh over 40 000 tonnes; China 20-35 000 tonnes; Japan 15-24 999 tonnes.
2/ Excludes CIS and United States flag vessels.