# Grain Transportation Report, July 19, 2018

> USDA's Grain Transportation Report says rail grain carloads in April to June were 4 percent above last year and 15 percent above the prior three-year average. Year-to-date barge tonnage on the Mississippi, Ohio and Arkansas rivers remained strong, and ocean freight and diesel prices were above last year.

- Date: 2018-07-19 · published 2018-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64205-grain-transportation-report-july-19-2018
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Strong grain movement keeps rail, barge and ocean freight demand firm, which can raise transport costs and narrow basis for feed buyers in the interior. USDA expects only slight production declines, so freight costs are likely to stay supported.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-12-11 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 11, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16403-grain-transportation-report-december-11-2025.md) | -5.0% | -6.9% |
| DIESEL | 2025-08-28 | [Rail grain shipments rise while barge movements fall sharply \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16434-rail-grain-shipments-rise-while-barge-movements-fall-sharply-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.7% | +6.0% |
| DIESEL | 2024-10-29 | [National diesel average heads up, for week of October 28, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28046-national-diesel-average-heads-up-for-week-of-october-28-reports-eia-logistics.md) | +7.3% | +4.6% |
| DIESEL | 2021-01-22 | [Platts amends Jan 21 10 ppm FOB ARA barges assessment rationale \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49331-platts-amends-jan-21-10-ppm-fob-ara-barges-assessment-rationale-s-and-p-global.md) | +0.2% | +14.0% |
| DIESEL | 2022-05-13 | [Benchmark jumps $1.97 \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41563-benchmark-jumps-1-97-thefencepost-com.md) | -14.5% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.07-19-2018

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