# Grain Transportation Report, September 23, 2021

> USDA's Grain Transportation Report covers the week ending September 11, when grain carloads fell 22% year over year. Weekly downbound Mississippi barge grain movements hit a record low in mid-September. Rail auction bids, barge spot rates, ocean freight and diesel prices all trended higher in the third quarter.

- Date: 2021-09-01 · published 2021-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44999-grain-transportation-report-september-23-2021
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Weak grain movement on rail and river reduces transport demand, but rising barge, ocean freight and diesel costs lift the cost of moving grain. The net effect is higher freight costs for buyers and wider Gulf basis.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-07-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 15, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45953-grain-transportation-report-july-15-2021.md) | -0.1% | +2.9% |
| DIESEL | 2023-02-02 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 2, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16648-grain-transportation-report-february-2-2023.md) | -2.7% | -3.7% |
| DIESEL | 2024-01-25 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 25, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16572-grain-transportation-report-january-25-2024.md) | +4.4% | +2.5% |
| DIESEL | 2026-07-31 | [Grain Transport Demand Strong Despite Fuel Price Swings \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16352-grain-transport-demand-strong-despite-fuel-price-swings-feed-and-grain.md) | -7.8% | +4.6% |
| DIESEL | 2026-07-16 | [USDA Grain Transport Report July 16, 2026: Diesel Prices, Rail Tariffs, Barge Movements, and Export Sales - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11240-usda-grain-transport-report-july-16-2026-diesel-prices-rail-tariffs-barge.md) | +3.3% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.09-23-2021
- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.09-30-2021

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