# Grain Transportation Report, September 21, 2023

> USDA's weekly Grain Transportation Report shows unshipped wheat, corn and soybean balances for 2023/24 at 30.39 million metric tons, down 26% from a year earlier. Low Mississippi water has cut barge loading drafts by 24% and tow sizes by 17-38%, with the St. Louis barge spot rate at $38.34 per ton.

- Date: 2023-09-21 · published 2023-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16600-grain-transportation-report-september-21-2023
- 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

Reduced barge capacity raises freight costs and delays shipments of grain moving to Gulf export terminals, which can widen basis and lower farm-gate prices in the interior while supporting Gulf export premiums.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 4, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16422-grain-transportation-report-september-4-2025.md) | -0.2% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2022-09-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 1, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14902-grain-transportation-report-september-1-2022.md) | -1.8% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2025-09-18 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 18, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23075-grain-transportation-report-september-18-2025.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-09-26 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 26, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56993-grain-transportation-report-september-26-2019.md) | -0.9% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2023-11-16 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 16, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33356-grain-transportation-report-november-16-2023.md) | +0.0% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-09-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 4, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16422-grain-transportation-report-september-4-2025.md) | -1.0% | -0.3% |
| SOY | 2022-09-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 1, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14902-grain-transportation-report-september-1-2022.md) | -2.5% | -6.4% |
| SOY | 2021-10-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 21, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44415-grain-transportation-report-october-21-2021.md) | -0.7% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.09-21-2023

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