# Grain Transportation Report, May 5, 2022

> A USDA report examines US ethanol production and exports for the third and fourth quarters of 2021. It finds production rose 10% in Q4 on strong fuel demand and high margins, while rail shipments of ethanol increased to 89,585 carloads.

- Date: 2022-05-05 · published 2022-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41399-grain-transportation-report-may-5-2022
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher ethanol output raises corn grind and DDGS supply, while rail volumes point to transport demand that is already strained. The content is backward-looking and changes little for near-term prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-05-08 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 8, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16941-grain-transportation-report-may-8-2025.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-07-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 28, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16694-grain-transportation-report-july-28-2022.md) | +2.8% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2018-03-22 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 22, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65889-grain-transportation-report-march-22-2018.md) | -0.2% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2024-06-20 | [Grain Transportation Report, June 20, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16537-grain-transportation-report-june-20-2024.md) | -6.0% | -9.5% |
| CORN | 2025-07-03 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 3, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16440-grain-transportation-report-july-3-2025.md) | -5.1% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.05-05-2022

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