# U.S. Grain Shipments Higher Than One Year Ago | Red River Farm Network

> USDA's Grain Transportation report for the week ending January 14 shows rail and barge grain shipments at 3.3 million metric tons, down 6% week on week but up 51% year on year. Barge shipments totaled 914,800 tons, up 40% on the week and 76% on the year, while Class 1 railroads originated 27,700 grain carloads.

- Date: 2021-01-22 · published 2021-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49051-u-s-grain-shipments-higher-than-one-year-ago-red-river-farm-network
- 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 year-over-year grain shipments point to healthy export and domestic movement, supporting firm basis levels. The weekly rebound in barge volume also tightens river capacity.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-09-30 | [USDA Estimate for Soybean Stocks Higher Than Expected \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45039-usda-estimate-for-soybean-stocks-higher-than-expected-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.3% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2021-05-07 | [Grain Market Surprised at Higher Ending Stock Estimates \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47040-grain-market-surprised-at-higher-ending-stock-estimates-red-river-farm-network.md) | -3.0% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [A Bearish Surprise \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17069-a-bearish-surprise-red-river-farm-network.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2021-05-12 | [Grain Traders Already Questioning USDA’s WASDE Report \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47041-grain-traders-already-questioning-usda-s-wasde-report-red-river-farm-network.md) | -7.8% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2020-09-29 | [USDA’s Approach on Crop Report a ‘Head Scratcher’ \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51065-usda-s-approach-on-crop-report-a-head-scratcher-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.3% | +11.2% |
| SOY | 2021-09-30 | [USDA Estimate for Soybean Stocks Higher Than Expected \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45039-usda-estimate-for-soybean-stocks-higher-than-expected-red-river-farm-network.md) | -3.3% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2026-10-01 | [A Bearish Surprise \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17069-a-bearish-surprise-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.3% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2020-09-29 | [USDA’s Approach on Crop Report a ‘Head Scratcher’ \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51065-usda-s-approach-on-crop-report-a-head-scratcher-red-river-farm-network.md) | +2.5% | +9.2% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2021/01/22/u-s-grain-shipments-higher-than-one-year-ago/

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