# US ag logistics forecast to improve in 2023 | World Grain

> A World Grain article reports that US shippers expect logistics conditions to improve in 2023 as COVID-related disruptions fade and a railroad strike was averted by legislation. Maersk and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals forecast falling freight rates for sea, air and truck from pandemic peaks.

- Date: 2022-12-27 · published 2022-12-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38404-us-ag-logistics-forecast-to-improve-in-2023-world-grain
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Expected declines in rail, barge and ocean freight rates lower the cost of moving grain and meal to export positions, which can narrow export basis and support flows. The outlook is a general forecast rather than a new shock.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/17902-us-ag-logistics-forecast-to-improve-in-2023

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