# Grain Transportation Report, December 17, 2020

> USDA's Grain Transportation Report for the week ending December 10 showed total corn, wheat and soybean inspections for export at 3.6 million tonnes, down 10% week on week but up 37% year on year. Rail deliveries of grain to U.S. ports rose 122% from a year earlier over the last four weeks.

- Date: 2020-12-17 · published 2020-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49504-grain-transportation-report-december-17-2020
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export inspections and rail movement indicate robust U.S. grain flow, supporting nearby basis and export demand, while rail capacity is no longer a constraint.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 1, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14902-grain-transportation-report-september-1-2022.md) | -1.4% | +3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 21, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53011-grain-transportation-report-may-21-2020.md) | +1.3% | -0.9% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 28, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60480-grain-transportation-report-february-28-2019.md) | +0.8% | +5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-13 | [Grain Journal \| Grain Transportation Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16451-grain-journal-grain-transportation-brief.md) | -4.2% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2020-10-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 29, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12438-grain-transportation-report-october-29-2020.md) | +2.1% | +12.0% |
| SOY | 2019-10-17 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 17, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56458-grain-transportation-report-october-17-2019.md) | +0.6% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2019-11-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 28, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55921-grain-transportation-report-november-28-2019.md) | -0.7% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.12-17-2020

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