# Grain Transportation Report, April 12, 2018

> USDA's Grain Transportation Report shows Q1 2018 grain inspections for export at 31.3 million metric tons, down 12% from last year but 6% above the five-year average. Minor flooding on the Ohio and lower Mississippi restricted navigation, with daylight-only transit near Vicksburg and Baton Rouge.

- Date: 2018-04-12 · published 2018-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65379-grain-transportation-report-april-12-2018
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower export inspections point to weaker foreign demand and competition abroad, while river restrictions raise barge transit times and freight costs for Gulf-bound grain, weighing on Gulf basis.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-14 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 14, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16716-grain-transportation-report-april-14-2022.md) | +3.1% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-02-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 1, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66382-grain-transportation-report-february-1-2018.md) | +0.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2024-07-18 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 18, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16525-grain-transportation-report-july-18-2024.md) | +2.4% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 12, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16506-grain-transportation-report-september-12-2024.md) | +4.9% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2024-08-08 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 8, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16521-grain-transportation-report-august-8-2024.md) | -0.2% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2022-04-14 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 14, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16716-grain-transportation-report-april-14-2022.md) | +4.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2023-04-13 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 13, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14853-grain-transportation-report-april-13-2023.md) | +0.1% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2018-02-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 1, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66382-grain-transportation-report-february-1-2018.md) | -1.3% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.04-12-2018

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