# Grain Transportation Shows Mixed Signals Across Key Channels - RFD

> US Class I railroads originated 31,877 grain carloads in the week ending January 17, up 31% year on year, with shuttle railcar bids averaging $750 per car above tariff. Barge grain movements rose 27% week on week to 567,800 tons, and diesel climbed to $3.624 per gallon.

- Date: 2026-01-30 · published 2026-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21256-grain-transportation-shows-mixed-signals-across-key-channels-rfd
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tight railcar availability and higher diesel raise shipping costs for feed grains and meal, supporting freight-driven price premiums for US origin shipments.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-05-15 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 15, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24844-grain-transportation-report-may-15-2025.md) | -3.0% | +0.2% |
| DIESEL | 2021-03-25 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 25, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10764-grain-transportation-report-march-25-2021.md) | -2.8% | +2.2% |
| DIESEL | 2023-06-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 27, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16617-grain-transportation-report-july-27-2023.md) | +2.9% | +20.3% |
| DIESEL | 2024-07-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 11, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16528-grain-transportation-report-july-11-2024.md) | -1.2% | -7.1% |
| DIESEL | 2023-10-26 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 26, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33671-grain-transportation-report-october-26-2023.md) | -2.1% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2019-05-16 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 16, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58978-grain-transportation-report-may-16-2019.md) | +4.0% | +9.8% |
| CORN | 2022-05-19 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 19, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41438-grain-transportation-report-may-19-2022.md) | -0.6% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-04-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 4, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59480-grain-transportation-report-april-4-2019.md) | -1.1% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- rfdtv.com: https://www.rfdtv.com/grain-transportation-shows-mixed-signals-across-key-channels

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