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Grain inspections fall in third quarter

Grain barges tied up to a pier near the Port of New Orleans. USDA photo/ Anson Eaglin.

During the third quarter, inspections of grain (wheat, corn, and soybeans) for export from all U.S. ports reached 25.8 million metric tons (mmt), down 18% from the same time last year and 7% below the five-year average, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported today.

Despite the drop in overall inspections of grain, soybean inspections reached an all-time high during the third quarter. Wheat inspections were also up from last year during the third quarter, but the increases in wheat and...

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Grain inspections fall but corn rebounds

Grain barge traffic was up for the week ending Sept. 8. David Krapf photo

For the week ending Aug. 22, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions reached 2.16 million metric tons (mmt), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

This amount is 7% less than the previous week, down 22% from last year, and 15% below the three-year average, the USDA said in its weekly Grain Transportation Report released today. The drop in total inspections was caused mainly by lower wheat and soybean inspections. Corn...

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Barge traffic slows on the inland waterways

Total downbound barge traffic through the locking system of the Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio, and Arkansas rivers has decreased the last three weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today.

Water levels have rapidly declined since flooding and high-water events earlier this year. Lower water levels, aggravated by increased sediments deposited during the flood stages, have resulted in grounding hazards, with several barge groundings this month, the USDA said in its weekly Grain...

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Grain inspections post small drop, Mississippi Gulf up

Grain barges tied up to a pier near the Port of New Orleans. USDA photo/ Anson Eaglin.

For the week ending Aug. 1, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions was 2.12 million metric tons (mmt), the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported today in its weekly Grain Transportation Report (GTR).

This is down 4% from the previous week, 18% from last year, and 15% below the three-year average. Inspections were down from the previous week for each of the three major grains, GTR said.

Despite the decrease in overall inspections of...

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Mid-Mississippi barge rates top Twin Cities rates

Export grain inspections were up 18% from the previous week. David Krapf photo

Spot barge rates for export grain originating from ports near Minneapolis-St. Paul and the mid-Mississippi River (a stretch of the Mississippi that centers around Davenport, Iowa) have reached yearly highs, the US. Department of Agriculture reported today.

As of July 30, the mid-Mississippi rate had increased by 14% compared to last week and the Twin Cities’ rate had increased by less than 3%, the previous yearly highs for both, the USDA reported today in it’s weekly Grain Transportation Report...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/mid-mississippi-barge-rates-top-twin-cities/

Second quarter grain inspections down 20%, USDA reports

Cargill's export grain elevator on the Mississippi River near New Orleans. Ken Hocke photo

During 2019’s second quarter, inspections of wheat, corn, and soybeans for export from all major U.S. ports reached 27.7 million metric tons (mmt), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS).

The amount of grain inspected is down 20% from the same period last year, but is 2% above the five-year average. Grain inspections were down in each of the major export regions. Second quarter corn inspections experienced the steepest drop compared to last...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/second-quarter-grain-inspections-down-20-usda-reports/

Upper Miss and Illinois rivers barge traffic returning to normal

A soybean barge at a grain elevator in the Midwest. United Soybean Board photo

As of Nov. 12, high water levels on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers were decreasing and barge traffic was returning to normal operations, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Recently, there have been increases in soybean barge shipments despite reduced export demand from China and poor navigating conditions, the USDA said in its weekly Grain Transportation Report. For the week ending Nov. 10, soybean shipments on the locking portions of the Mississippi, Ohio, and Arkansas...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/upper-miss-and-illinois-rivers-barge-traffic-returning-to-normal/

Grain barge tonnage slows, spot rates down

Grain barges tied up to a pier near the Port of New Orleans. USDA photo/ Anson Eaglin.

As of Nov. 3, year-to-date (YTD) grain barge tonnages on the locking portions of the Mississippi, Ohio, and Arkansas rivers, were 31.7 million tons, 7% lower than last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Significantly reduced demand from China and poor navigation conditions have contributed to the reduction in the volumes of barged grain, the USDA said in its weekly Grain Transportation Report released today. YTD corn barge shipments were up 5% compared to last year. However,...

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Flooding halts barge traffic on Upper Miss

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Heavy rains and severe storms in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, from June into October, have resulted in several instances of flooding through the region, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today.

As of Oct. 10, the latest round of rain closed six locks on the Upper Mississippi River. The southern-most lock closure is at Lock 22, near Hannibal, Mo., which has stopped all export-bound barge shipments originating from points north including Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/flooding-halts-barge-traffic-on-upper-miss/

Grain inspections down, soybean tonnages lower, USDA reports

Grain barges tied up to a pier near the Port of New Orleans. USDA photo/ Anson Eaglin.

For the week ending Sept. 27, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions was 2.33 million metric tons (mmt), down 8% from the previous week, 7% from last year, and unchanged from the three-year average, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported today.

Week-to-week inspections were down for corn, wheat and soybeans, according to the USDA’s Grain Transportation Report. Corn inspections, however, remained above 1 mmt for the week and...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/u-s-department-of-agriculture/

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