# Grain Transportation Report, September 18, 2025

> USDA's September Crop Production report forecast a record 16.8 billion bushels of corn and 4.3 billion bushels of soybeans for 2025/26, each up less than 1% from August. The projected corn crop would be 13% larger than last year, while soybeans would be 2% smaller. The report also estimates the added rail, barge and truck demand this implies.

- Date: 2025-09-18 · published 2025-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23075-grain-transportation-report-september-18-2025
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

A record corn crop and larger supplies point to ample feed grain availability and downward pressure on feed prices, while the extra transport demand affects regional basis and freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 4, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16422-grain-transportation-report-september-4-2025.md) | -0.2% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2022-09-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 1, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14902-grain-transportation-report-september-1-2022.md) | -1.8% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2023-09-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 21, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16600-grain-transportation-report-september-21-2023.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2019-09-26 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 26, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56993-grain-transportation-report-september-26-2019.md) | -0.9% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2025-11-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 27, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16406-grain-transportation-report-november-27-2025.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2019-09-26 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 26, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56993-grain-transportation-report-september-26-2019.md) | +2.8% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2025-12-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 11, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16403-grain-transportation-report-december-11-2025.md) | -3.0% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2025-12-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 4, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16399-grain-transportation-report-december-4-2025.md) | -2.2% | -7.7% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.09-18-2025

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