# Grain Transportation Report, January 23, 2025

> The USDA AMS Grain Transportation Report dated January 23, 2025 states that US Class I grain carloads reached 1.07 million in 2024, about 84,000 higher than 2023 and the largest year-over-year gain among AAR carload categories. Total rail carloads fell mainly because coal shipments dropped 13.6 percent.

- Date: 2025-01-23 · published 2025-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16476-grain-transportation-report-january-23-2025
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Strong grain rail demand tightens railcar availability and supports shuttle rates, which can raise transport costs for feed buyers while coal weakness reflects softer rail capacity pressure elsewhere.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-23 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 23, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16647-grain-transportation-report-february-23-2023.md) | -3.8% | -4.8% |
| 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 | 2020-02-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 27, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54491-grain-transportation-report-february-27-2020.md) | +2.6% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2024-06-20 | [Grain Transportation Report, June 20, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16537-grain-transportation-report-june-20-2024.md) | -6.0% | -9.5% |
| SOY | 2023-02-23 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 23, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16647-grain-transportation-report-february-23-2023.md) | -2.3% | -5.9% |
| 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

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.01-23-2025

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