# Grain Transportation Report, August 1, 2024

> USDA's August 1 Grain Transportation Report covers the STB request to BNSF on its fall harvest plans, including rail capacity, staffing and Mexican rail disruptions. It also notes the Port of Long Beach $1.5 billion container railyard project.

- Date: 2024-08-01 · published 2024-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28759-grain-transportation-report-august-1-2024
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Concerns over rail capacity and high freight rates into harvest can widen Upper Midwest basis and raise delivered feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 11, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30926-grain-transportation-report-april-11-2024.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-01-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 11, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16576-grain-transportation-report-january-11-2024.md) | -1.3% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2025-04-17 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 17, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16459-grain-transportation-report-april-17-2025.md) | -0.5% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2024-02-15 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 15, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16561-grain-transportation-report-february-15-2024.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.08-01-2024

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