# Grain exports decline, disrupting its maritime and rail supply chain - FreightWaves

> USDA weekly data showed total grain export inspections (corn, wheat, soybeans) fell 22% week over week. Year-to-date through January 24, soybean exports were down 24% and wheat down 3%, while corn rose 12%. Industry groups cited storage of unsold soybeans and weaker Chinese demand.

- Date: 2019-02-04 · published 2019-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60488-grain-exports-decline-disrupting-its-maritime-and-rail-supply-chain-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Weak US soybean export flows keep domestic supplies heavy and pressure cash soybean and meal values, while the corn export gain offers modest support.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-03-13 | [Brazil and Canada win big from US-China trade war with record soy exports \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8267-brazil-and-canada-win-big-from-us-china-trade-war-with-record-soy-exports.md) | +2.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-04-25 | [Grain transportation demand surges amid strong corn exports \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16460-grain-transportation-demand-surges-amid-strong-corn-exports-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.2% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2025-06-09 | [Decline of China's Soybean Meal Market Amid Rising Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24312-decline-of-china-s-soybean-meal-market-amid-rising-imports.md) | +1.2% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2025-08-25 | [Tariff escalations trigger another decline in US farm exports to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14640-tariff-escalations-trigger-another-decline-in-us-farm-exports-to-china.md) | +0.0% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2023-01-24 | [China’s grain import volume declines in 2022 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14873-china-s-grain-import-volume-declines-in-2022-grain-central.md) | +3.0% | +3.9% |
| SBM | 2025-06-09 | [Decline of China's Soybean Meal Market Amid Rising Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24312-decline-of-china-s-soybean-meal-market-amid-rising-imports.md) | -1.2% | -9.3% |
| SBM | 2023-01-24 | [China’s grain import volume declines in 2022 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14873-china-s-grain-import-volume-declines-in-2022-grain-central.md) | +4.7% | +4.9% |
| SBM | 2018-08-10 | [China expects its U.S. agricultural imports to fall sharply - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63520-china-expects-its-u-s-agricultural-imports-to-fall-sharply-grainews.md) | +0.2% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/railroad-grain-exports-decline-disrupt-supply-chain

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