# Grain Transportation Report, April 6, 2023

> USDA's Grain Transportation Report shows US grain stocks on March 1 were 10.3 billion bushels, down 7% year on year and 14% below the five-year average. Gulf-to-Japan grain freight was steady at $52 per metric ton and diesel averaged $4.105 per gallon.

- Date: 2023-04-06 · published 2023-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36392-grain-transportation-report-april-6-2023
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Tight stocks and steady disappearance support grain prices, while stable freight and lower diesel costs ease transport expenses for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-07-24 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 24, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16932-grain-transportation-report-july-24-2025.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2024-03-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 21, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16559-grain-transportation-report-march-21-2024.md) | -3.0% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2021-03-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 4, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48010-grain-transportation-report-march-4-2021.md) | +3.9% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2025-03-13 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 13, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16463-grain-transportation-report-march-13-2025.md) | +6.5% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 2020-10-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 29, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12438-grain-transportation-report-october-29-2020.md) | -0.2% | +8.5% |
| DIESEL | 2022-09-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 29, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39782-grain-transportation-report-september-29-2022.md) | +10.1% | +23.8% |
| DIESEL | 2025-05-29 | [US grain transportation shows mixed trends amid steady rail volumes \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16452-us-grain-transportation-shows-mixed-trends-amid-steady-rail-volumes-feed-and.md) | -0.7% | +14.0% |
| DIESEL | 2025-10-14 | [Oil Market Report - October 2025 - IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22591-oil-market-report-october-2025-iea.md) | -1.6% | +12.4% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.04-06-2023

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