# Grain Transportation Report, October 17, 2019

> USDA's Grain Transportation Report says third-quarter 2019 grain inspections for export fell 18% year over year to 25.8 million metric tons, with corn inspections down sharply while soybean inspections hit an all-time quarterly high. The Arkansas River reopened to navigation on October 2 after dredging and lock repairs, with 51 barges transiting Lock 1 in the week ending October 12.

- Date: 2019-10-17 · published 2019-10-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56458-grain-transportation-report-october-17-2019
- 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

Sharply lower corn export inspections signal weaker export demand and more domestic supply, while record soybean shipments support soy export flows. Barge capacity improvements on the Arkansas support Gulf-bound logistics.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-10-31 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 31, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56478-grain-transportation-report-october-31-2019.md) | +0.9% | -1.2% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2022-10-20 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 20, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39304-grain-transportation-report-october-20-2022.md) | -0.2% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2022-10-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, October 27, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39334-grain-transportation-report-october-27-2022.md) | -2.0% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2019-07-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 11, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58280-grain-transportation-report-july-11-2019.md) | +0.2% | -5.9% |
| 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 | 2019-11-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 28, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55921-grain-transportation-report-november-28-2019.md) | -0.7% | +6.1% |
| SOY | 2020-12-17 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 17, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49504-grain-transportation-report-december-17-2020.md) | +6.3% | +19.7% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.10-17-2019

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