# Grain Transportation Report, April 14, 2022

> USDA's Grain Transportation Report says costs for all transport modes have risen, with rail performance hurt by extreme weather and labor shortages. Barge rates have jumped amid the Ukraine war and limited barge supply, while ocean freight and diesel have also climbed on Black Sea turmoil. USDA expects total US exports of corn, soybeans and wheat to fall 10% in MY 2021/22 from the prior year, with corn and soybean exports boosted by the conflict.

- Date: 2022-04-14 · published 2022-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16716-grain-transportation-report-april-14-2022
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher freight and fuel costs widen the basis for US grain sold into export markets and can cut farm-gate prices. Rail and barge constraints also slow shipments, which weighs on export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-04-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 12, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65379-grain-transportation-report-april-12-2018.md) | +0.1% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2024-07-18 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 18, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16525-grain-transportation-report-july-18-2024.md) | +2.4% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2024-08-08 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 8, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16521-grain-transportation-report-august-8-2024.md) | -0.2% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-08-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 21, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16433-grain-transportation-report-august-21-2025.md) | +0.3% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2023-06-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 27, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16617-grain-transportation-report-july-27-2023.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2023-04-13 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 13, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14853-grain-transportation-report-april-13-2023.md) | +0.1% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2018-04-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 12, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65379-grain-transportation-report-april-12-2018.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2024-11-14 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 14, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27598-grain-transportation-report-november-14-2024.md) | -1.4% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.04-14-2022

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