# Baltic Dry Index as of January 25

> 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.

- Date: 2021-01-26 · published 2021-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49027-baltic-dry-index-as-of-january-25
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export inspections signal robust US grain demand and firm export flows, supporting prices for corn and wheat.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-02-04 | [Another surge in the value of FAO Food Price Index in January -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48657-another-surge-in-the-value-of-fao-food-price-index-in-january.md) | -3.1% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2025-01-13 | [January 13, 2025 - Newswires](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8106-january-13-2025-newswires.md) | +1.7% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2023-02-04 | [FAO Food Price Index continues to decline in January 2023 \| PotatoPro](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12880-fao-food-price-index-continues-to-decline-in-january-2023-potatopro.md) | +2.0% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2025-01-27 | [January 2025 USDA Feed Outlook report \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26566-january-2025-usda-feed-outlook-report-ag-proud.md) | -0.8% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2024-01-25 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 25, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16572-grain-transportation-report-january-25-2024.md) | -0.8% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-04 | [Another surge in the value of FAO Food Price Index in January -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48657-another-surge-in-the-value-of-fao-food-price-index-in-january.md) | -0.2% | +11.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-12 | [India 2017 \| World-grain.com \| January 12, 2017 19:50 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72972-india-2017-world-grain-com-january-12-2017-19-50-world-grain.md) | +0.9% | +5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-25 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 25, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16572-grain-transportation-report-january-25-2024.md) | -0.4% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- en.portnews.ru: https://en.portnews.ru/news/307938/

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