# Grain Journal | USDA Grain Transportation Report 1 (10/27): Barge…

> The USDA Grain Transportation Report showed the St. Louis barge spot rate rose almost 22 percent to $88.46 per ton for the week of October 25, below the all-time peak of $105.85 set October 11. Low river levels left barge companies with little spot capacity, and forward rates for November and January were far above last year and the five-year average.

- Date: 2022-10-27 · published 2022-10-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16672-grain-journal-usda-grain-transportation-report-1-10-27-barge
- 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

Scarce barge capacity raises the cost of moving grain south, widening interior basis discounts and pressuring farm-gate prices while making export sales costlier to fill.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-01-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 27, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16738-grain-transportation-report-january-27-2022.md) | +1.7% | +10.2% |
| CORN | 2023-04-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 27, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16635-grain-transportation-report-april-27-2023.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2019-07-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 11, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58280-grain-transportation-report-july-11-2019.md) | +0.2% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2022-10-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 27, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39334-grain-transportation-report-october-27-2022.md) | -2.0% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-05-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 11, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14842-grain-transportation-report-may-11-2023.md) | -9.2% | -10.3% |
| SOY | 2022-01-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 27, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16738-grain-transportation-report-january-27-2022.md) | +7.3% | +15.4% |
| SOY | 2019-07-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 11, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58280-grain-transportation-report-july-11-2019.md) | -1.2% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2022-10-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 27, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39334-grain-transportation-report-october-27-2022.md) | +4.2% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- grainjournal.com: https://www.grainjournal.com/article/285756/usda-grain-transportation-report-1-10-27-barge-rates-on-rise-again

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