The USDA Grain Transportation Report for the week ending January 21, 2021 showed total grain inspections for export of 4 million tonnes, up 12% week over week and 98% year over year. Wheat inspections jumped 85% and corn rose 52%, while soybeans fell 13%.
Barge movements in 2020 rose 37% from 2019.
Strong export inspections signal robust US grain demand and firm export flows, supporting prices for corn and wheat.
After 1,040 past bullish report events, CORN moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.9% to +2.0%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 769 past bullish report events, WHEAT moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.0%), and +0.2% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.