# Grain Transportation Report, December 30, 2021

> The USDA Grain Transportation Report for December 30, 2021 summarizes 2021 agricultural transport. Year-to-date grain export inspections were about 137 million metric tons, unchanged from 2020, with corn up 31%, wheat down 10%, and soybeans down 19%. The report also covers 2021 research projects on rail, barge, and container logistics.

- Date: 2021-12-01 · published 2021-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16744-grain-transportation-report-december-30-2021
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Corn export inspections running sharply higher point to strong foreign demand for U.S. corn, while weaker soybean and wheat shipments suggest softer export pull on those crops. The mix shifts export competition between crops.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-12-17 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 17, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49504-grain-transportation-report-december-17-2020.md) | -1.9% | +15.2% |
| CORN | 2021-03-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 4, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48010-grain-transportation-report-march-4-2021.md) | +3.9% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2020-01-30 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 30, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54976-grain-transportation-report-january-30-2020.md) | -1.1% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2020-10-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 29, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12438-grain-transportation-report-october-29-2020.md) | -0.2% | +8.5% |
| CORN | 2024-03-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 21, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16559-grain-transportation-report-march-21-2024.md) | -3.0% | -7.2% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2023-09-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 21, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16600-grain-transportation-report-september-21-2023.md) | -1.3% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2025-11-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 27, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16406-grain-transportation-report-november-27-2025.md) | -1.1% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.12-30-2021

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