# Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Record harvest, uneven exports poised to scramble grain storage and transportation logistics

> CoBank forecasts a record U.S. harvest of 21.5 billion bushels of corn, soybeans and sorghum this fall. It expects tight grain storage, higher merchandising fees, and strained transport infrastructure amid uncertain China trade and weak demand for U.S. soybeans.

- Date: 2018-05-25 · published 2018-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64935-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-record-harvest-uneven-exports-poised-to-scramble
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A record crop with weak export demand adds to supply pressure on corn and soybean prices, while tight storage and transport raise handling costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-06 | [Business Insurance - Magazine - Record harvest, uneven exports poised to scramble grain storage and transportation logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22407-business-insurance-magazine-record-harvest-uneven-exports-poised-to-scramble.md) | -0.1% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2024-01-08 | [Understanding corn and soybean transportation costs in Q3 2023 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16571-understanding-corn-and-soybean-transportation-costs-in-q3-2023-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.2% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2025-03-14 | [US grain transportation costs to Mexico show mixed trends in Q4 2024 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16467-us-grain-transportation-costs-to-mexico-show-mixed-trends-in-q4-2024-feed-and.md) | +6.8% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2024-09-04 | [Low water levels on the Mississippi River impact barges and grain exports before harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16513-low-water-levels-on-the-mississippi-river-impact-barges-and-grain-exports.md) | -1.4% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2026-05-08 | [Grain transportation demand strong despite fuel costs \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16365-grain-transportation-demand-strong-despite-fuel-costs-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.3% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2025-10-06 | [Business Insurance - Magazine - Record harvest, uneven exports poised to scramble grain storage and transportation logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22407-business-insurance-magazine-record-harvest-uneven-exports-poised-to-scramble.md) | -1.1% | +8.0% |
| SOY | 2025-10-07 | [US grain storage, logistics facing harvest complications \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16910-us-grain-storage-logistics-facing-harvest-complications-world-grain.md) | -1.0% | +10.0% |
| SOY | 2024-01-08 | [Understanding corn and soybean transportation costs in Q3 2023 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16571-understanding-corn-and-soybean-transportation-costs-in-q3-2023-feed-and-grain.md) | -3.5% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- business.sherbrookerecord.com: https://business.sherbrookerecord.com/sherbrookerecord/article/gnwcq-2025-10-6-record-harvest-uneven-exports-poised-to-scramble-grain-storage-and-transportation-logistics

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