# Weekly Grain Movement – Feb. 6, 2017

> Soggy country roads in Illinois have limited grain trucks reaching elevators, and farmers are slow to sell corn and soybeans even with recent rallies. Dealers say new-crop soybean cash bids would need to rise 10 to 12 cents to spur sales.

- Date: 2017-02-06 · published 2017-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72372-weekly-grain-movement-feb-6-2017
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Slow farmer selling and limited truck deliveries tighten near-term cash supply of corn and soybeans, supporting local cash basis and futures somewhat.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-05-02 | [Weekly Grain Movement – May 2, 2017 \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10485-weekly-grain-movement-may-2-2017-farm-progress.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2017-06-13 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Gulf needs corn, processors do not](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70375-weekly-grain-movement-gulf-needs-corn-processors-do-not.md) | -0.3% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-05-09 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: High water, closed rives halt barge movement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70893-weekly-grain-movement-high-water-closed-rives-halt-barge-movement.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2017-02-28 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rail problems in the PNW support Gulf corn bids](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72681-weekly-grain-movement-rail-problems-in-the-pnw-support-gulf-corn-bids.md) | +0.9% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-28 | [DDGS Weekly Market Report – July 28, 2022 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11491-ddgs-weekly-market-report-july-28-2022-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | +2.8% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2017-05-02 | [Weekly Grain Movement – May 2, 2017 \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10485-weekly-grain-movement-may-2-2017-farm-progress.md) | -0.3% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2017-05-09 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: High water, closed rives halt barge movement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70893-weekly-grain-movement-high-water-closed-rives-halt-barge-movement.md) | +0.9% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2022-01-20 | [DDGS Weekly Market Report – January 20, 2022 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7371-ddgs-weekly-market-report-january-20-2022-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | +3.5% | +14.1% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/weekly-grain-movement-feb-6-2017

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