# Grain Transportation Report, June 5, 2025

> The USDA Grain Transportation Report says BNSF and Union Pacific cut rail tariffs for hard red winter wheat effective June 1, with BNSF down over $500 per car to Texas Gulf terminals. It also reports Panama Canal lock maintenance that reduces Panamax transit capacity to about 26 vessels per day.

- Date: 2025-06-05 · published 2025-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16443-grain-transportation-report-june-5-2025
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower rail rates make HRW wheat cheaper to move to Gulf export terminals, supporting Gulf basis. Reduced Panama Canal capacity raises the cost of shipping US grain from the East Coast to Asia.

## Read by commodity

- KWHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2024-04-04 | [The Ocean Transportation of Wheat \| agefi.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30627-the-ocean-transportation-of-wheat-agefi-com.md) | +2.4% | +7.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-07-29 | [Russia grain export forecast cut as Azov navigation remains closed - The Sizov Report blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14100-russia-grain-export-forecast-cut-as-azov-navigation-remains-closed-the-sizov.md) | -2.5% | +4.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-08-31 | [Russian grain exports shift to Baltic as Black Sea trade disrupted \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14089-russian-grain-exports-shift-to-baltic-as-black-sea-trade-disrupted-reuters.md) | -4.1% | -6.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-12-10 | [U.S. Wheat Export Basis to Remain High Until March 2021 - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49692-u-s-wheat-export-basis-to-remain-high-until-march-2021-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +2.0% | +8.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-07-31 | [The battle to move Black Sea grain \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14104-the-battle-to-move-black-sea-grain-miller-magazine.md) | -1.1% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.06-05-2025

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