# Grain Transportation Report, September 4, 2025

> The USDA Grain Transportation Report for the week ending August 21 showed unshipped corn and soybean balances down 24% week over week and wheat balances down 6%. Rail grain carloads rose 13% year over year, while secondary railcar bids fell sharply from a year earlier. Lower Mississippi River levels were also prompting draft and tow restrictions.

- Date: 2025-09-04 · published 2025-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16422-grain-transportation-report-september-4-2025
- 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

Falling river levels and tight barge capacity raise interior freight costs and can widen basis discounts for Midwest farmers. Weaker rail bids signal slack demand for grain movement.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-18 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 18, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23075-grain-transportation-report-september-18-2025.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2023-09-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 21, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16600-grain-transportation-report-september-21-2023.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-09-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 1, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14902-grain-transportation-report-september-1-2022.md) | -1.8% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2019-09-26 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 26, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56993-grain-transportation-report-september-26-2019.md) | -0.9% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2025-11-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 27, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16406-grain-transportation-report-november-27-2025.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2023-09-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 21, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16600-grain-transportation-report-september-21-2023.md) | -1.3% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2022-09-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 1, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14902-grain-transportation-report-september-1-2022.md) | -2.5% | -6.4% |
| SOY | 2025-11-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 27, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16406-grain-transportation-report-november-27-2025.md) | -1.1% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.09-04-2025

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