# Grain Transportation Report, February 1, 2018

> The USDA Grain Transportation Report for February 1, 2018 finds US grain stocks on December 1 at a record 18 billion bushels. Rail carloads and New Orleans barge unloads fell in late 2017, while grain disappearance held pace, suggesting more truck movement. Third and fourth quarter 2017 grain inspections were down about 21 and 22 percent year on year.

- Date: 2018-02-01 · published 2018-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66382-grain-transportation-report-february-1-2018
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Record stocks and weaker export inspections point to ample supply and soft grain prices. Shifts from barge and rail to trucking can affect regional basis and freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-02-20 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 20, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26235-grain-transportation-report-february-20-2025.md) | -0.7% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2018-04-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 12, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65379-grain-transportation-report-april-12-2018.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2023-01-19 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 19, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37805-grain-transportation-report-january-19-2023.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2025-01-30 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 30, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16478-grain-transportation-report-january-30-2025.md) | -0.3% | -3.6% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2025-02-20 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 20, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26235-grain-transportation-report-february-20-2025.md) | -5.1% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2021-02-25 | [Grain Transportation Report, February 25, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48526-grain-transportation-report-february-25-2021.md) | -1.1% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2018-04-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 12, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65379-grain-transportation-report-april-12-2018.md) | +0.1% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.02-01-2018

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