# USDA Updates AG Transportation Open Data Platform - JohnPac

> USDA's AMS released an upgraded Ag Transport 2.0 open data platform, adding rail, ethanol, grain price and basis dashboards, ocean vessel data and instructional videos. The tool consolidates weekly Grain Transportation Report data.

- Date: 2020-06-16 · published 2020-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52499-usda-updates-ag-transportation-open-data-platform-johnpac
- 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

This is a data-access upgrade that gives buyers better transport visibility but does not change supply, demand or freight rates directly.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-07-13 | [AMS Announces Upgrades to its Agricultural Transportation Open Data Visualization Platform \| Agricultural Marketing Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45959-ams-announces-upgrades-to-its-agricultural-transportation-open-data.md) | -10.7% | -12.3% |
| CORN | 2020-03-20 | [Grain Journal \| Grain Transportation Update: March 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54026-grain-journal-grain-transportation-update-march-2020.md) | -0.6% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2022-10-27 | [Grain Journal \| USDA Grain Transportation Report 1 (10/27): Barge…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16672-grain-journal-usda-grain-transportation-report-1-10-27-barge.md) | -2.0% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2025-05-13 | [Grain Journal \| Grain Transportation Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16451-grain-journal-grain-transportation-brief.md) | +2.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-06-18 | [Grain Journal \| Grain Journal's 2025 Transportation Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16446-grain-journal-grain-journal-s-2025-transportation-report.md) | -3.0% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2021-07-13 | [AMS Announces Upgrades to its Agricultural Transportation Open Data Visualization Platform \| Agricultural Marketing Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45959-ams-announces-upgrades-to-its-agricultural-transportation-open-data.md) | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2020-03-20 | [Grain Journal \| Grain Transportation Update: March 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54026-grain-journal-grain-transportation-update-march-2020.md) | +4.4% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2022-10-27 | [Grain Journal \| USDA Grain Transportation Report 1 (10/27): Barge…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16672-grain-journal-usda-grain-transportation-report-1-10-27-barge.md) | +4.2% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- johnpac.com: https://www.johnpac.com/usda-updates-ag-transportation-open-data-platform/

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