# Ag transportation costs ease, but issues linger | Profitability | farmweeknow.com

> Industry experts at the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois convention said farm transportation challenges should be fewer in 2023 than in 2022. Barge freight rates have eased from historic highs last fall, and trucking rates were about 8% lower as of Feb. 21 versus a year earlier.

- Date: 2023-02-23 · published 2023-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37494-ag-transportation-costs-ease-but-issues-linger-profitability-farmweeknow-com
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower freight costs ease the delivered cost of feed ingredients and grain, modestly supportive of buyers, though higher interest rates on grain purchases remain a cost burden and barge rates are expected to stay firm.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-06-08 | [Barge transport costs ease, but truck rates remain dizzying - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16701-barge-transport-costs-ease-but-truck-rates-remain-dizzying-mckeany-flavell.md) | -1.5% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2022-06-23 | [Army Corps share early construction timeline of Lock and Dam 25 expansion \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16703-army-corps-share-early-construction-timeline-of-lock-and-dam-25-expansion.md) | +1.6% | -10.7% |
| CORN | 2024-05-09 | [Rain affecting ag transportation - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16542-rain-affecting-ag-transportation-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-04-13 | [Decreased demand for grain transportation lowers shipping rates \| World-grain.com \| April 13, 2017 14:17 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71400-decreased-demand-for-grain-transportation-lowers-shipping-rates-world-grain-com.md) | -2.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-12-05 | [The grain transportation sector sees strong demand amid record corn production \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21699-the-grain-transportation-sector-sees-strong-demand-amid-record-corn-production.md) | -0.4% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- farmweeknow.com: https://www.farmweeknow.com/profitability/ag-transportation-costs-ease-but-issues-linger/article_7203da3c-b21d-11ed-9184-ab720f070938.html

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