# US grain exports reach near-record levels despite transportation challenges | Feed & Grain

> US grain inspected for export reached 141.16 million metric tons in 2025, a 6% increase from 2024 and just below the 2021 peak. Corn inspections rose 40%, wheat rose 15%, and soybean inspections fell 27%.

- Date: 2026-02-27 · published 2026-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16384-us-grain-exports-reach-near-record-levels-despite-transportation-challenges
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong corn and wheat export demand tightens domestic supplies and supports prices, while the sharp drop in soybean shipments weighs on soybean demand. Rail rate cuts improved movement to export positions.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-25 | [Grain transportation demand surges amid strong corn exports \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16460-grain-transportation-demand-surges-amid-strong-corn-exports-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.1% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2026-03-05 | [US corn exports surge as sorghum reaches marketing-year high \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20210-us-corn-exports-surge-as-sorghum-reaches-marketing-year-high-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.4% | +4.6% |
| CORN | 2024-08-23 | [US DDGS exports reach highest level since 2018 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28756-us-ddgs-exports-reach-highest-level-since-2018-world-grain.md) | +0.2% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2023-03-30 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 30, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16644-grain-transportation-report-march-30-2023.md) | -0.5% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2022-01-03 | [Trade with China boosting ag exports to record levels – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14965-trade-with-china-boosting-ag-exports-to-record-levels-agrinews.md) | +3.8% | +6.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-26 | [Record Australian grain exports flood market, but Black Sea challenge ahead](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70952-record-australian-grain-exports-flood-market-but-black-sea-challenge-ahead.md) | -0.2% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-03 | [Trade with China boosting ag exports to record levels – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14965-trade-with-china-boosting-ag-exports-to-record-levels-agrinews.md) | -0.4% | +9.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-04 | [Grain Exports to China Continue Rising \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48471-grain-exports-to-china-continue-rising-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.2% | +11.9% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/home/top-story/news/15818391/us-grain-exports-reach-nearrecord-levels-despite-transportation-challenges

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