# Grain Transportation Report, January 19, 2023

> The USDA Grain Transportation Report for January 19, 2023 reviews rail service problems throughout 2022, including unfilled orders for empty grain cars and STB hearings on service. It also covers the potential national rail strike, Class I merger activity and Union Pacific's use of embargoes to manage congestion.

- Date: 2023-01-19 · published 2023-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37805-grain-transportation-report-january-19-2023
- 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

Rail congestion raises the cost and delays the delivery of grain to export positions and feed mills, which can widen local basis and freight costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-30 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 30, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16478-grain-transportation-report-january-30-2025.md) | -0.6% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-10-19 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 19, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16592-grain-transportation-report-october-19-2023.md) | +1.0% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-06-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 27, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16617-grain-transportation-report-july-27-2023.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2025-02-20 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 20, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26235-grain-transportation-report-february-20-2025.md) | -5.1% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-07-18 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 18, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16525-grain-transportation-report-july-18-2024.md) | +2.4% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2025-01-30 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 30, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16478-grain-transportation-report-january-30-2025.md) | -0.3% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2023-10-19 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 19, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16592-grain-transportation-report-october-19-2023.md) | -1.7% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2023-06-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 27, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16617-grain-transportation-report-july-27-2023.md) | +5.2% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.01-19-2023

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