# Horizons: New Crop Marketing Year, New Grain Export Potential - The Waterways Journal

> Barge movements of food and farm products fell 10% in 2022 to 84.6 million short tons. USDA's September 12 WASDE forecast 2024-25 U.S. grain and soybean exports at 136.3 million metric tons, up 5.8% and the largest since the record year. The new crop marketing year began September 1 for corn, sorghum and soybeans.

- Date: 2024-09-27 · published 2024-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16509-horizons-new-crop-marketing-year-new-grain-export-potential-the-waterways
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A larger projected export program supports demand for corn and soybeans and requires strong barge and port throughput to move the volume.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-03-23 | [Corn, soybean oil export sales hit marketing year highs \| News-Talk 1230 KFJB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14861-corn-soybean-oil-export-sales-hit-marketing-year-highs-news-talk-1230-kfjb.md) | +1.6% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2020-10-01 | [Grain Bins Not As Full At Close Of Marketing Year - Central Mo Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50701-grain-bins-not-as-full-at-close-of-marketing-year-central-mo-info.md) | -0.3% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2024-12-20 | [Christmas Comes Early to the Mississippi River and Tributaries - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16486-christmas-comes-early-to-the-mississippi-river-and-tributaries-the-waterways.md) | +1.5% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2020-10-06 | [USDA drops a bombshell and the markets explode - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11634-usda-drops-a-bombshell-and-the-markets-explode-grain-central.md) | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2025-12-15 | [Corn, wheat export inspections maintain faster than last year paces - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21543-corn-wheat-export-inspections-maintain-faster-than-last-year-paces-brownfield.md) | +1.6% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2020-10-01 | [Grain Bins Not As Full At Close Of Marketing Year - Central Mo Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50701-grain-bins-not-as-full-at-close-of-marketing-year-central-mo-info.md) | +2.7% | +3.3% |
| SOY | 2024-12-20 | [Christmas Comes Early to the Mississippi River and Tributaries - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16486-christmas-comes-early-to-the-mississippi-river-and-tributaries-the-waterways.md) | +1.8% | +10.8% |
| SOY | 2020-10-06 | [USDA drops a bombshell and the markets explode - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11634-usda-drops-a-bombshell-and-the-markets-explode-grain-central.md) | +1.2% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2024/09/27/horizons-new-crop-marketing-year-new-grain-export-potential/

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