# Grain Transportation Report, February 28, 2019

> USDA's weekly Grain Transportation Report shows total grain inspections for export reached 2.84 million mt for the week ending February 21, up 19% week on week. Wheat inspections rebounded 91% and soybean inspections rose 27%, while corn inspections fell 20%.

- Date: 2019-02-28 · published 2019-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60480-grain-transportation-report-february-28-2019
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [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 inspections signal firmer near-term demand for wheat and soybeans, while the drop in corn shipments points to softer corn demand for the period.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-25 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 25, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16572-grain-transportation-report-january-25-2024.md) | -0.4% | -5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 21, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53011-grain-transportation-report-may-21-2020.md) | +1.3% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 1, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14902-grain-transportation-report-september-1-2022.md) | -1.4% | +3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-17 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 17, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49504-grain-transportation-report-december-17-2020.md) | +1.1% | +7.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-13 | [Grain Journal \| Grain Transportation Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16451-grain-journal-grain-transportation-brief.md) | -4.2% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-02-02 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 2, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16648-grain-transportation-report-february-2-2023.md) | +1.5% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-02-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 29, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16567-grain-transportation-report-february-29-2024.md) | +3.7% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2024-02-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 1, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31832-grain-transportation-report-february-1-2024.md) | -4.7% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.02-28-2019

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