# Grain Transportation Report, April 17, 2025

> The April 17, 2025 Grain Transportation Report notes CN's U.S. network hit an all-time weekly high of 2,384 grain carloads for the week ending April 5, as rail substituted for disrupted barge traffic. Upper Ohio River docks began reopening, while a Smithland Lock mechanical problem halted tows on the lower Ohio.

- Date: 2025-04-17 · published 2025-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16459-grain-transportation-report-april-17-2025
- 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

Barge disruptions are pushing grain onto rail, which supports rail demand and freight rates, while lock outages extend delays that widen Gulf-linked basis.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 11, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30926-grain-transportation-report-april-11-2024.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2022-04-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 28, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42042-grain-transportation-report-april-28-2022.md) | -7.5% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2019-04-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 4, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59480-grain-transportation-report-april-4-2019.md) | -1.1% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-08-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 1, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28759-grain-transportation-report-august-1-2024.md) | -0.1% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2022-05-19 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 19, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41438-grain-transportation-report-may-19-2022.md) | -0.6% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2024-04-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 11, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30926-grain-transportation-report-april-11-2024.md) | -1.3% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2022-04-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 28, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42042-grain-transportation-report-april-28-2022.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-04-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 4, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59480-grain-transportation-report-april-4-2019.md) | +0.4% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.04-17-2025

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