The USDA Grain Transportation Report for the week ending September 22, 2022 tracks grain bids, rail loadings and river indicators. It shows Pacific Northwest and Texas Gulf rail loadings well below their four-year averages while Mississippi River loadings were up 66% from a year earlier.
The mix of strong river volumes and weak rail and Gulf loadings signals shifting transport routes for grain. The data helps buyers gauge freight tightness, but it does not point to a clear single price direction.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 3,207 past report events, Corn moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.7%), and +0.5% over 20.
After 2,389 past report events, Soybeans moved a median 0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -1.6% to +1.9%), and +0.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.