# Grain Transportation Report, April 11, 2024

> Maryland extended an emergency declaration for commercial drivers supporting relief after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, raising the driving-hour limit and waiving electronic logging requirements. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects a limited channel at Baltimore by end of April and full port access by end of May, while CSX and Norfolk Southern rerouted freight.

- Date: 2024-04-11 · published 2024-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30926-grain-transportation-report-april-11-2024
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Port of Baltimore disruption forces grain and other export cargo to reroute through other East Coast ports, adding freight costs and some delays. Reopening timelines determine how long the pressure on export logistics persists.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-04-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 28, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42042-grain-transportation-report-april-28-2022.md) | -7.5% | -2.6% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2024-08-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 1, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28759-grain-transportation-report-august-1-2024.md) | -0.1% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2025-04-17 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 17, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16459-grain-transportation-report-april-17-2025.md) | +1.4% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2022-04-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 28, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42042-grain-transportation-report-april-28-2022.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-04-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 4, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59480-grain-transportation-report-april-4-2019.md) | +0.4% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.04-11-2024

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