# Grain Transportation Report, August 31, 2023

> USDA's AMS Grain Transportation Report shows total grain tonnage rose 2% from 2019 to 2020, with barge share up 2 points. It also reports that Mississippi River levels have fallen since June, driving barge spot rates at St. Louis to $23.34 a ton, up 49% week over week.

- Date: 2023-08-31 · published 2023-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12856-grain-transportation-report-august-31-2023
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Tight barge supply from river restrictions raises freight costs for grain moving to export, which pressures interior basis and can shift export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-08-24 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 24, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16609-grain-transportation-report-august-24-2023.md) | -2.8% | -8.9% |
| CORN | 2023-04-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 27, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16635-grain-transportation-report-april-27-2023.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2023-05-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 11, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14842-grain-transportation-report-may-11-2023.md) | -9.2% | -10.3% |
| CORN | 2023-02-02 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 2, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16648-grain-transportation-report-february-2-2023.md) | +1.5% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-04-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 21, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16719-grain-transportation-report-april-21-2022.md) | -1.5% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2023-08-24 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 24, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16609-grain-transportation-report-august-24-2023.md) | +1.6% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2023-05-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 11, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14842-grain-transportation-report-may-11-2023.md) | -6.9% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2023-02-02 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 2, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16648-grain-transportation-report-february-2-2023.md) | -0.0% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.08-31-2023

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