# Federal plan targets grain transport bottlenecks | Feed & Grain

> The U.S. Department of Transportation released its 2026 National Freight Strategic Plan to address bottlenecks on key agricultural freight corridors. The plan cites roughly 60% of grain exports moving by barge on the Mississippi and 60% of wheat exports moving through the Columbia-Snake system. It also notes that low Mississippi water in 2022 cut barge capacity by up to 27%.

- Date: 2026-06-05 · published 2026-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16355-federal-plan-targets-grain-transport-bottlenecks-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

The plan targets delays on the corridors that carry most U.S. grain exports, but it does not change near-term capacity. Freight costs on these routes remain exposed to low-water episodes and harvest-season congestion.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/grain-trade-export/news/15826963/federal-plan-targets-grain-transport-bottlenecks

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