# Grain Transportation Report, December 28, 2023

> The USDA Grain Transportation Report for the week ending December 14, 2023 showed unshipped wheat, corn and soybean balances for 2023/24 of 38.54 mmt, up 13% year on year. Net export sales were mixed week to week, and rail originations rose 13% from the prior week. Rail car bids were lower than a year earlier and barge shipping faced earlier low-water constraints.

- Date: 2023-12-28 · published 2023-12-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16577-grain-transportation-report-december-28-2023
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Large unshipped balances and slower export sales point to ample supply in the US export pipeline, which tends to weigh on US grain prices. Logistics costs for rail and barge set the farmgate basis.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 4, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16399-grain-transportation-report-december-4-2025.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2025-12-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 11, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16403-grain-transportation-report-december-11-2025.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2019-12-05 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 5, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55467-grain-transportation-report-december-5-2019.md) | -4.3% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2022-07-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 28, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16694-grain-transportation-report-july-28-2022.md) | +2.8% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2019-11-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 1, 2012](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56270-grain-transportation-report-november-1-2012.md) | -0.5% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2020-12-03 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 3, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49549-grain-transportation-report-december-3-2020.md) | +0.5% | +14.1% |
| SOY | 2025-12-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 4, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16399-grain-transportation-report-december-4-2025.md) | -2.2% | -7.7% |
| SOY | 2025-12-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 11, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16403-grain-transportation-report-december-11-2025.md) | -3.0% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.12-28-2023

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