# Business Insurance - Magazine - Record harvest, uneven exports poised to scramble grain storage and transportation logistics

> CoBank reports the US is bracing for a record 21.5 billion bushel harvest of corn, soybeans and grain sorghum this fall. It warns of a 1.4-billion-bushel shortage of upright storage in top corn states, forcing reliance on ground piles and higher merchandising fees.

- Date: 2025-10-06 · published 2025-10-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22407-business-insurance-magazine-record-harvest-uneven-exports-poised-to-scramble
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Tight US storage and higher handling costs can widen basis and push farmers to sell at harvest, weighing on nearby cash corn, soybean and sorghum prices while raising logistics costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-25 | [Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Record harvest, uneven exports poised to scramble grain storage and transportation logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64935-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-record-harvest-uneven-exports-poised-to-scramble.md) | -1.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-30 | [Ukraine. Logistics 2024/25 – Greater Odessa ports handling more and more grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14277-ukraine-logistics-2024-25-greater-odessa-ports-handling-more-and-more-grain.md) | +4.1% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2024-11-18 | [Freight rates for grain transportation from Ukraine are decreasing \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16989-freight-rates-for-grain-transportation-from-ukraine-are-decreasing-ukrainian.md) | -0.1% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2024-01-08 | [Understanding corn and soybean transportation costs in Q3 2023 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16571-understanding-corn-and-soybean-transportation-costs-in-q3-2023-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.2% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2024-09-04 | [Low water levels on the Mississippi River impact barges and grain exports before harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16513-low-water-levels-on-the-mississippi-river-impact-barges-and-grain-exports.md) | -1.4% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2018-05-25 | [Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Record harvest, uneven exports poised to scramble grain storage and transportation logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64935-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-record-harvest-uneven-exports-poised-to-scramble.md) | -1.4% | -13.6% |
| SOY | 2025-10-07 | [US grain storage, logistics facing harvest complications \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16910-us-grain-storage-logistics-facing-harvest-complications-world-grain.md) | -1.0% | +10.0% |
| SOY | 2024-01-08 | [Understanding corn and soybean transportation costs in Q3 2023 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16571-understanding-corn-and-soybean-transportation-costs-in-q3-2023-feed-and-grain.md) | -3.5% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- index.businessinsurance.com: https://index.businessinsurance.com/businessinsurance/article/gnwcq-2025-10-6-record-harvest-uneven-exports-poised-to-scramble-grain-storage-and-transportation-logistics

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