# Grain export costs rose faster than the truck leg | FreightNews.net

> USDA's August 27 Grain Transportation Report shows Q2 modeled costs from Minneapolis to Japan rising across all legs. The total Gulf route cost reached $135.00 per tonne, about 33% above a year earlier, with ocean freight up 49% and barge up 28%. Pacific Northwest routes rose 13% or more.

- Date: 2026-08-30 · published 2026-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18116-grain-export-costs-rose-faster-than-the-truck-leg-freightnews-net
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher barge and ocean costs widen the basis for US export corn and soybeans, lowering farm-gate and interior prices relative to export values. Ocean freight increases weigh on competitiveness versus other origins.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- freightnews.net: https://www.freightnews.net/articles/grain-export-costs-rose-faster-than-the-truck-leg.html

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