# Grain shipments ramp up as farmer selling set to slow | Market Focus | farmweeknow.com

> The Corps reported the first barges reaching St. Paul, opening the Upper Mississippi spring navigation season. Corn export commitments are 30% above the prior year, wheat shipments are beating the USDA target, and soybean demand from China is weaker.

- Date: 2026-04-13 · published 2026-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16371-grain-shipments-ramp-up-as-farmer-selling-set-to-slow-market-focus-farmweeknow
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong corn and wheat export demand supports prices and barge utilization. Softer soybean demand weighs on soy prices and river volumes.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-03-25 | [Ukraine's ags exports slow on lower corn shipments \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14316-ukraine-s-ags-exports-slow-on-lower-corn-shipments-latest-market-news.md) | -4.9% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-01 | [US exports record corn shipments to EU as tariffs cast shadow on market outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25592-us-exports-record-corn-shipments-to-eu-as-tariffs-cast-shadow-on-market-outlook.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2018-08-20 | [Farmers ponder grain tariff counter-moves - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63517-farmers-ponder-grain-tariff-counter-moves-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -2.8% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2019-05-16 | [Grain Market Update 16th May - Irish Farmers' Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12127-grain-market-update-16th-may-irish-farmers-association.md) | +4.0% | +9.8% |
| CORN | 2020-03-25 | [Cheap US corn lures Chinese buyers seeking American grain - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54000-cheap-us-corn-lures-chinese-buyers-seeking-american-grain-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +5.3% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-16 | [Grain Market Update 16th May - Irish Farmers' Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12127-grain-market-update-16th-may-irish-farmers-association.md) | +10.5% | +9.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-29 | [UK wheat strengthens to £165/t as US-China talks lift markets - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22459-uk-wheat-strengthens-to-165-t-as-us-china-talks-lift-markets-farmers-weekly.md) | -2.8% | -6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [Grain export 2020/21: rye shipment 2x up YoY — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46437-grain-export-2020-21-rye-shipment-2x-up-yoy-latifundist-com.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- farmweeknow.com: https://www.farmweeknow.com/opinion/market_focus/grain-shipments-ramp-up-as-farmer-selling-set-to-slow/article_2b6e631c-4dda-48dc-975b-91b84d5495d7.html

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