# US grain rail, barge shipments up in 2021 | 2021-02-02  | World Grain

> US rail grain carloads rose 25% year over year in the week ended January 23, reaching 27,295 cars. Barge grain movements that week totaled 1,108,428 tons, up 21% from the prior week and up 93% from a year earlier. Cumulative 2021 grain rail carloads were up 39% from the same period in 2020.

- Date: 2021-02-02 · published 2021-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48529-us-grain-rail-barge-shipments-up-in-2021-2021-02-02-world-grain
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong early-year movement signals solid export logistics demand, which supports freight rates. The data is a routine indicator with limited direct price impact.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/14814-us-grain-rail-barge-shipments-up-in-2021

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