# Grain Transportation Report, August 19, 2021

> USDA's Grain Transportation Report says year-to-date downbound barged grain volumes on the Mississippi reached 25.2 million tons through August 14, 20% above 2020 and 14% above the five-year average. Strong Chinese export demand has driven the volumes, but spot barge freight rates have not risen and have mostly declined since January.

- Date: 2021-08-01 · published 2021-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45462-grain-transportation-report-august-19-2021
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong barge volumes support corn and soybean export flows through the Mississippi system, but flat-to-falling freight rates signal ample barge capacity and limit upward pressure on basis and freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-07-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 15, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45953-grain-transportation-report-july-15-2021.md) | -2.9% | -12.5% |
| CORN | 2024-06-13 | [Grain Transportation Report, June 13, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29951-grain-transportation-report-june-13-2024.md) | -2.1% | -8.8% |
| 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 | 2022-05-05 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 5, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41399-grain-transportation-report-may-5-2022.md) | +6.2% | +0.4% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2021-07-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 15, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45953-grain-transportation-report-july-15-2021.md) | -4.1% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2024-06-13 | [Grain Transportation Report, June 13, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29951-grain-transportation-report-june-13-2024.md) | -1.9% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2025-05-08 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 8, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16941-grain-transportation-report-may-8-2025.md) | +3.5% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.08-19-2021

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