# Grain Transportation Improves as Rail Surges, Diesel Falls - RFD

> U.S. Class I railroads originated more than 30,700 grain carloads in the week ending December 6, up 20 percent week over week, while barge grain movements rose 62 percent to nearly 888,000 tons. Diesel prices fell nearly six cents per gallon, and ocean freight rates to Japan edged lower.

- Date: 2025-12-22 · published 2025-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21706-grain-transportation-improves-as-rail-surges-diesel-falls-rfd
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger rail and barge flows ease logistics bottlenecks and lower fuel costs trim transport expenses. Lower diesel and ocean freight reduce the cost of moving grain to export markets.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-08-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 21, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16433-grain-transportation-report-august-21-2025.md) | +0.4% | +2.7% |
| DIESEL | 2023-11-02 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 2, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14801-grain-transportation-report-november-2-2023.md) | -6.2% | -1.7% |
| DIESEL | 2022-12-22 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 22, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8473-grain-transportation-report-december-22-2022.md) | +5.4% | +13.3% |
| DIESEL | 2023-11-30 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 30, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33061-grain-transportation-report-november-30-2023.md) | -10.9% | -12.3% |
| DIESEL | 2024-09-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 12, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16506-grain-transportation-report-september-12-2024.md) | +2.4% | +9.1% |

## Sources

- rfdtv.com: https://www.rfdtv.com/grain-transportation-improves-as-rail-surges-diesel-falls

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