# Grain Journal | Grain Journal's 2025 Transportation Report

> Grain Journal's 2025 transportation report describes rail, river and road grain movement as resilient despite weather and infrastructure constraints. It reports Class I railroads originated 24,202 grain carloads in the four weeks ending May 24, up 10% year over year.

- Date: 2025-06-18 · published 2025-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16446-grain-journal-grain-journal-s-2025-transportation-report
- 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

Solid rail volumes and steady train speeds indicate ample grain movement capacity into the peak season. That supports stable export basis and limits upward pressure on transport costs.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-07-24 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 24, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16932-grain-transportation-report-july-24-2025.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-07-03 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 3, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16440-grain-transportation-report-july-3-2025.md) | -5.1% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2025-05-08 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 8, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16941-grain-transportation-report-may-8-2025.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-01-23 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 23, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16476-grain-transportation-report-january-23-2025.md) | +1.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2025-03-06 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 6, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16962-grain-transportation-report-march-6-2025.md) | +1.8% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2025-07-24 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 24, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16932-grain-transportation-report-july-24-2025.md) | -3.8% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2025-07-03 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 3, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16440-grain-transportation-report-july-3-2025.md) | -3.6% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2025-05-08 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 8, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16941-grain-transportation-report-may-8-2025.md) | +3.5% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- grainjournal.com: https://www.grainjournal.com/article/1098162/grain-journals-2025-transportation-report

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