# Grain Transportation Report, October 1, 2020

> USDA's Grain Transportation Report says corn and soybean export sales for 2020/21 are rising, with accumulated corn exports up 58% year over year and China taking 43% of corn exports. Wheat export sales are also growing slowly.

- Date: 2020-10-01 · published 2020-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50502-grain-transportation-report-october-1-2020
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger export demand raises barge and rail freight needs and supports US corn and soybean prices, which feeds into feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-19 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 19, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16488-grain-transportation-report-december-19-2024.md) | +2.0% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2022-07-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 21, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16695-grain-transportation-report-july-21-2022.md) | -5.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2024-07-03 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 4, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16529-grain-transportation-report-july-4-2024.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-06-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, June 27, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17021-grain-transportation-report-june-27-2024.md) | -2.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-05-30 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 30, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16541-grain-transportation-report-may-30-2024.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2024-07-03 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 4, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16529-grain-transportation-report-july-4-2024.md) | -2.0% | -11.7% |
| SOY | 2024-06-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, June 27, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17021-grain-transportation-report-june-27-2024.md) | +1.2% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2022-07-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 21, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16695-grain-transportation-report-july-21-2022.md) | +9.0% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.10-01-2020

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