# Grain Transportation Report, April 4, 2019

> The USDA Grain Transportation Report of April 4, 2019 describes severe Midwest flooding from mid-March that disrupted rail and barge operations. Railroads are restoring service but some outages remain, and Mississippi River lock closures limit barge transit.

- Date: 2019-04-04 · published 2019-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59480-grain-transportation-report-april-4-2019
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Slower rail and barge movement widens basis discounts at interior elevators and raises freight costs, while flood losses to stored grain and livestock tighten local supplies.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-04-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 28, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42042-grain-transportation-report-april-28-2022.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2025-04-17 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 17, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16459-grain-transportation-report-april-17-2025.md) | +1.4% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2024-04-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 11, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30926-grain-transportation-report-april-11-2024.md) | -1.3% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2022-05-19 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 19, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41438-grain-transportation-report-may-19-2022.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2025-08-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 21, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16433-grain-transportation-report-august-21-2025.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2022-04-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 28, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42042-grain-transportation-report-april-28-2022.md) | -7.5% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2025-04-17 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 17, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16459-grain-transportation-report-april-17-2025.md) | -0.5% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2024-04-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 11, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30926-grain-transportation-report-april-11-2024.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.04-04-2019

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