# Grain Transportation Report, May 21, 2020

> USDA's Grain Transportation Report for the week ending May 14 shows total U.S. grain inspections for export of 2 million metric tons, down 15% week over week and 11% year over year, with wheat rebounding. The report also covers FMCSA's final rule loosening truck driver hours-of-service rules, including split sleeper-berth periods and a larger short-haul radius.

- Date: 2020-05-21 · published 2020-05-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53011-grain-transportation-report-may-21-2020
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower export inspections point to softer near-term US export demand for corn and soybeans, while looser trucker hours rules could modestly ease freight capacity constraints and transport costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-05-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 11, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14842-grain-transportation-report-may-11-2023.md) | -9.2% | -10.3% |
| CORN | 2018-05-03 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 3, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64904-grain-transportation-report-may-3-2018.md) | +1.4% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2022-04-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 21, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16719-grain-transportation-report-april-21-2022.md) | -1.5% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2025-03-06 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 6, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16962-grain-transportation-report-march-6-2025.md) | +1.8% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2021-10-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 21, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44415-grain-transportation-report-october-21-2021.md) | +0.7% | +3.7% |
| SOY | 2023-05-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 11, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14842-grain-transportation-report-may-11-2023.md) | -6.9% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2024-03-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 21, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16559-grain-transportation-report-march-21-2024.md) | -1.4% | -6.2% |
| SOY | 2025-03-06 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 6, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16962-grain-transportation-report-march-6-2025.md) | -1.0% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.05-21-2020

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