A weekly publication of the Agricultural Marketing Service www.ams.usda.gov/GTR October 8, 2015 Contents Article/ Calendar Grain Transportation Indicators Rail Barge Truck Exports Ocean Brazil Mexico Grain Truck/Ocean Rate Advisory Data Links Specialists Subscription Information -------------- The next release is October 15, 2015 Preferred citation: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. Grain Transportation Report. October 8, 2015. Web: http://dx.doi.org/10.9752/TS056.10-08-2015 Grain Transportation Report Contact Us WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS ACL and AEP River Operations to form Largest Covered Barge Company On October 1, American Commercial Lines (ACL) signed a definitive agreement to acquire AEP River Operations from American Electric Power. If approved, the combined fleet of the two companies will operate about 26.3 percent of the covered barges on the Mississippi River System, making it the largest operator of covered barges in the United States. Previous to the acquisition, AEP and ACL operated 20.5 and 10.7 percent, respectively, of the covered barges (see GTR July 30 – U.S. Barge Fleet). Ingram Marine Group, the previous largest covered barge operator, controls 20.5 percent of the covered barge fleet. ACL reports that the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2015, subject to regulatory approval and certain closing conditions. Both companies have extensive tank and open barge operations. Soybean Inspections Highest Since February For the week ending October 1, total inspections of soybeans for export from all major export regions reached 1.18 million metric tons (mmt), up 107 percent from the past week, and the highest since mid- February. Soybean inspections were 95 percent above the 3- year average and were shipped primarily to Asia. Outstanding (unshipped) export sales of soybeans were 9 percent higher than the previous week. Total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) from all major export regions reached 2.23 mmt, up 10 percent from the past week, down 16 percent from last year, and 1 percent above the 3-year average. Inspections of wheat and corn decreased 12 and 42 percent from the previous week. Pacific Northwest (PNW) grain inspections increased 9 percent from the past week, and Mississippi Gulf grain inspections increased 8 percent. Diesel Fuel Prices Break Downward Trend During the week ending October 5, the national average diesel fuel price increased 2 cents to $2.49 per gallon. Diesel prices have only increased twice during the past 19 weeks—rising global inventories of petroleum products have caused crude oil prices to fall, keeping diesel prices on a downward trend since June. The weekly change among the reported regions was split this week, 4 of the 10 regions reported increases, 4 reported decreases, and one was unchanged. Of the four weekly increases, the Midwest region experienced the greatest increase at 5.5 cents per gallon, followed by a 1.9 cent increase in the West Coast less California region, a 1.5 cent increase in the Rocky Mountain region, and a less than 1 cent increase in the West Coast region. Weekly increases this time of year in the Midwest region are not unusual because of the grain harvest season which puts greater demand on fuel supplies. The good news is the Energy Information Administration reports strong diesel fuel inventories in the region which typically drop in October and November. Snapshots by Sector Export Sales During the week ending September 24, unshipped balances of wheat, corn, and soybeans totaled 31.1 mmt, down 29 percent from the same time last year. Net weekly wheat export sales of .077 mmt were down 73 percent from the prior week. Net corn export sales were .748 mmt, up 76 percent from the prior week, and net soybean export sales of 2.36 mmt were up 79 percent from the past week. Rail U.S. Class I railroads originated 22,232 carloads of grain during the week ending September 26, down 3 percent from last week, up 30 percent from last year, and up 27 percent from the 3-year average. During the week ending October 1, average October shuttle secondary railcar bids/offers per car were $347 above tariff, down $303 from last week, and $3,653 lower than last year. Non-shuttle secondary railcar bids/offers were $35 above tariff, down $37 from last week, and $2,590 lower than last year. Barge During the week ending October 3, barge grain movements totaled 345,320 tons, down 6 percent from last week, and down 32 percent from the same period last year. During the week ending October 3, 221 grain barges moved down river, down 7 percent from last week; 706 grain barges were unloaded in New Orleans, down 6 percent from the previous week. Ocean During the week ending October 1, 42 ocean-going grain vessels were loaded in the Gulf, 2 percent more than the same period last year. Sixty-four vessels are expected to be loaded within the next 10 days, 5 percent more than the same period last year. During the week ending October 1, the ocean freight rate for shipping bulk grain from the Gulf to Japan was $33 per metric ton (mt), down 1 percent from the previous week. The cost of shipping from the PNW to Japan was $17.75 per mt, unchanged from the previous week.
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A weekly publication of the Agricultural Marketing Service
www.ams.usda.gov/GTR
October 8, 2015
Contents
Article/
Calendar
Grain
Transportation
Indicators
Rail
Barge
Truck
Exports
Ocean
Brazil
Mexico
Grain Truck/Ocean
Rate Advisory
Data Links
Specialists
Subscription
Information
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The next
release is October 15, 2015
Preferred citation: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. Grain Transportation Report. October 8, 2015.
Web: http://dx.doi.org/10.9752/TS056.10-08-2015
Grain Transportation Report
Contact Us
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
ACL and AEP River Operations to form Largest Covered Barge Company
On October 1, American Commercial Lines (ACL) signed a definitive agreement to acquire AEP River Operations from American
Electric Power. If approved, the combined fleet of the two companies will operate about 26.3 percent of the covered barges on the
Mississippi River System, making it the largest operator of covered barges in the United States. Previous to the acquisition, AEP and
ACL operated 20.5 and 10.7 percent, respectively, of the covered barges (see GTR July 30 – U.S. Barge Fleet). Ingram Marine
Group, the previous largest covered barge operator, controls 20.5 percent of the covered barge fleet. ACL reports that the transaction
is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2015, subject to regulatory approval and certain closing conditions. Both companies have
extensive tank and open barge operations.
Soybean Inspections Highest Since February
For the week ending October 1, total inspections of soybeans for export from all major export regions reached 1.18 million metric tons
(mmt), up 107 percent from the past week, and the highest since mid- February. Soybean inspections were 95 percent above the 3-
year average and were shipped primarily to Asia. Outstanding (unshipped) export sales of soybeans were 9 percent higher than the
previous week. Total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) from all major export regions reached 2.23 mmt, up 10
percent from the past week, down 16 percent from last year, and 1 percent above the 3-year average. Inspections of wheat and corn
decreased 12 and 42 percent from the previous week. Pacific Northwest (PNW) grain inspections increased 9 percent from the past
week, and Mississippi Gulf grain inspections increased 8 percent.
Diesel Fuel Prices Break Downward Trend
During the week ending October 5, the national average diesel fuel price increased 2 cents to $2.49 per gallon. Diesel prices have
only increased twice during the past 19 weeks—rising global inventories of petroleum products have caused crude oil prices to fall,
keeping diesel prices on a downward trend since June. The weekly change among the reported regions was split this week, 4 of the 10
regions reported increases, 4 reported decreases, and one was unchanged. Of the four weekly increases, the Midwest region
experienced the greatest increase at 5.5 cents per gallon, followed by a 1.9 cent increase in the West Coast less California region, a 1.5
cent increase in the Rocky Mountain region, and a less than 1 cent increase in the West Coast region. Weekly increases this time of
year in the Midwest region are not unusual because of the grain harvest season which puts greater demand on fuel supplies. The good
news is the Energy Information Administration reports strong diesel fuel inventories in the region which typically drop in October and
November.
Snapshots by Sector
Export Sales
During the week ending September 24, unshipped balances of wheat, corn, and soybeans totaled 31.1 mmt, down 29 percent from the
same time last year. Net weekly wheat export sales of .077 mmt were down 73 percent from the prior week. Net corn export sales
were .748 mmt, up 76 percent from the prior week, and net soybean export sales of 2.36 mmt were up 79 percent from the past week.
Rail
U.S. Class I railroads originated 22,232 carloads of grain during the week ending September 26, down 3 percent from last week, up
30 percent from last year, and up 27 percent from the 3-year average.
During the week ending October 1, average October shuttle secondary railcar bids/offers per car were $347 above tariff, down $303
from last week, and $3,653 lower than last year. Non-shuttle secondary railcar bids/offers were $35 above tariff, down $37 from last
week, and $2,590 lower than last year.
Barge During the week ending October 3, barge grain movements totaled 345,320 tons, down 6 percent from last week, and down 32
percent from the same period last year.
During the week ending October 3, 221 grain barges moved down river, down 7 percent from last week; 706 grain barges were
unloaded in New Orleans, down 6 percent from the previous week.
Ocean
During the week ending October 1, 42 ocean-going grain vessels were loaded in the Gulf, 2 percent more than the same period last
year. Sixty-four vessels are expected to be loaded within the next 10 days, 5 percent more than the same period last year.
During the week ending October 1, the ocean freight rate for shipping bulk grain from the Gulf to Japan was $33 per metric ton (mt),
down 1 percent from the previous week. The cost of shipping from the PNW to Japan was $17.75 per mt, unchanged from the
2015 YTD as % of 2014 YTD 63 73 91 84 84 % change YTD 96
Last 4 weeks as % of 20142
123 92 98 79 97 Last 4wks % 2014 99
Last 4 weeks as % of 4-year avg.2
106 76 116 135 104 Last 4wks % 4 yr 129
Total 2014 44,621 83,674 256,670 32,107 417,072 Total 2014 96,467
Total 2013 31,646 71,388 168,826 25,176 297,036 Total 2013 71,3971
Data is incomplete as it is voluntarily provided2 Compared with same 4-weeks in 2013 and prior 4-year average.
3 Cross- border weekly data is aproximately 15 percent below the Association of American Railroads reported weekly carloads received by Mexican railroads
to reflect switching between KCSM and FerroMex.
YTD = year-to-date; p = preliminary data; r = revised data; n/a = not available
Grand Forks, ND Portland, OR $5,611 $46 $56.17 $1.53 0
Grand Forks, ND Galveston-Houston, TX $6,532 $47 $65.34 $1.78 -1
Northwest KS Portland, OR $5,478 $160 $55.99 $1.52 -3
Corn Minneapolis, MN Portland, OR $5,000 $56 $50.20 $1.28 -10
Sioux Falls, SD Tacoma, WA $4,960 $51 $49.76 $1.26 -9
Champaign-Urbana, IL New Orleans, LA $3,147 $101 $32.25 $0.82 -7
Lincoln, NE Galveston-Houston, TX $3,600 $30 $36.04 $0.92 -6
Des Moines, IA Amarillo, TX $3,795 $79 $38.47 $0.98 -2
Minneapolis, MN Tacoma, WA $5,000 $55 $50.20 $1.28 -10
Council Bluffs, IA Stockton, CA $4,640 $57 $46.64 $1.18 -7
Soybeans Sioux Falls, SD Tacoma, WA $5,490 $51 $55.02 $1.50 -9
Minneapolis, MN Portland, OR $5,510 $56 $55.27 $1.50 -10
Fargo, ND Tacoma, WA $5,380 $45 $53.87 $1.47 -9
Council Bluffs, IA New Orleans, LA $4,425 $116 $45.09 $1.23 -6
Toledo, OH Huntsville, AL $4,226 $0 $41.97 $1.14 29
Grand Island, NE Portland, OR $5,360 $164 $54.85 $1.49 -71A unit train refers to shipments of at least 25 cars. Shuttle train rates are available for qualified shipments of
75-120 cars that meet railroad efficiency requirements.
2Approximate load per car = 111 short tons (100.7 metric tons): corn 56 lbs./bu., wheat & soybeans 60 lbs./bu.
3Percentage change year over year calculated using tariff rate plus fuel surchage
1 Weighted by each Class I railroad's proportion of grain traffic for the prior year.
* Mileage-based fuel surcharges for March and April 2007 are estimated. Beginning January 2009, the Canadian Pacific fuel surcha rge is
computed by a monthly average of the bi-weekly fuel surcharge.
** BNSF strike price (diesel price when fuel surcharges begin) changed from $1.25/gal. to $2.50/gal. starting March 1, 2011.
***CSX strike price changed from $2.00/gal. to $3.75/gal. starting January 1, 2015.
October 2015: $0.05, down 40 percent from last month's surcharge of $0..083/mile; down 84% from the October
2014 surcharge of $0.31/mile; and down 85% from the October prior 3-year average of $0.329/mile.
$0.05
Table 8
Tariff Rail Rates for U.S. Bulk Grain Shipments to MexicoEffective date: 10/1/2015 Percent
Tariff change
Commodity Destination region rate/car1
metric ton3
bushel3
Y/Y4
Wheat MT Chihuahua, CI $7,459 $48 $76.71 $2.09 7
OK Cuautitlan, EM $6,514 $59 $67.15 $1.83 -9
KS Guadalajara, JA $6,995 $57 $72.05 $1.96 -9
TX Salinas Victoria, NL $4,142 $22 $42.54 $1.16 1
Corn IA Guadalajara, JA $8,427 $67 $86.78 $2.20 -4
SD Celaya, GJ $7,840 $63 $80.75 $2.05 -6
NE Queretaro, QA $7,879 $59 $81.11 $2.06 -3
SD Salinas Victoria, NL $6,545 $48 $67.36 $1.71 3
MO Tlalnepantla, EM $7,238 $57 $74.54 $1.89 -3
SD Torreon, CU $7,240 $53 $74.52 $1.89 0
Soybeans MO Bojay (Tula), HG $8,478 $56 $87.19 $2.37 -2
NE Guadalajara, JA $9,042 $64 $93.04 $2.53 -2
IA El Castillo, JA $9,270 $63 $95.36 $2.59 -2
KS Torreon, CU $7,339 $40 $75.39 $2.05 -1
Sorghum TX Guadalajara, JA $7,150 $41 $73.48 $1.86 -3
NE Celaya, GJ $7,404 $57 $76.23 $1.93 -6
KS Queretaro, QA $7,563 $36 $77.64 $1.97 5
NE Salinas Victoria, NL $6,168 $42 $63.45 $1.61 4
NE Torreon, CU $6,827 $47 $70.24 $1.78 01Rates are based upon published tariff rates for high-capacity shuttle trains. Shuttle trains are available for qualified
shipments of 75--110 cars that meet railroad efficiency requirements.2Fuel surcharge adjusted to reflect the change in Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V railroad fuel surcharge policy as of 10/01/2009
3Approximate load per car = 97.87 metric tons: Corn & Sorghum 56 lbs/bu, Wheat & Soybeans 60 lbs/bu
4Percentage change year over year calculated using tariff rate plus fuel surchage
1Rate = percent of 1976 tariff benchmark index (1976 = 100 percent);
24-week moving average; ton = 2,000 pounds; missing data due to winter closure
Figure 9
Benchmark tariff rates
Calculating barge rate per ton:
(Rate * 1976 tariff benchmark rate per ton)/100
Select applicable index from market quotes included in
tables on this page. The 1976 benchmark rates per ton
are provided in map.
Twin Cities 6.19
Mid-Mississippi 5.32
St. Louis 3.99
Cairo-Memphis 3.14
Illinois 4.64 Cincinnati 4.69
Lower Ohio 4.04
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Figure 10
Barge Movements on the Mississippi River1 (Locks 27 - Granite City, IL)
1 The 3-year average is a 4-week moving average.
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Week ending October 3: down 7% from last year and up 78% from the 3-yr avg.
Table 10
Barge Grain Movements (1,000 tons)
Week ending 10/03/2015 Corn Wheat Soybeans Other Total
Mississippi River
Rock Island, IL (L15) 28 6 6 2 42
Winfield, MO (L25) 72 8 23 2 104
Alton, IL (L26) 132 11 94 3 240
Granite City, IL (L27) 141 11 71 3 227
Illinois River (L8) 9 0 6 0 16
Ohio River (L52) 58 10 14 0 82
Arkansas River (L1) 0 15 15 6 36
Weekly total - 2015 199 37 101 9 345
Weekly total - 2014 334 32 133 12 510
2015 YTD1
15,977 1,615 7,062 210 24,865
2014 YTD 16,979 2,031 5,106 181 24,297
2015 as % of 2014 YTD 94 80 138 116 102
Last 4 weeks as % of 20142
83 164 133 111 100
Total 2014 20,693 2,181 11,813 258 34,9461 Weekly total, YTD (year-to-date) and calendar year total includes Miss/27, Ohio/52, and Ark/1; "Other" refers to oats, barley, sorghum, and rye.
2 As a percent of same period in 2014.
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Note: Total may not add exactly, due to rounding
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Figure 11
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Week ending October 3: 295 total barges, up 30 barges from the previous week, and 33 percent lower than the 3-year avg.
Figure 12
Grain Barges for Export in New Orleans Region
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and GIPSA
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unloaded in New Orleans, down 6 percent from previous week.
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The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates as diesel fuel is a significant expense for truck grain move-
ments.
Truck Transportation
Table 11
Change from
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.524 -0.010 -1.231
New England 2.576 -0.014 -1.272
Central Atlantic 2.631 -0.016 -1.199
Lower Atlantic 2.432 -0.005 -1.246
II Midwest2 2.489 0.055 -1.181
III Gulf Coast3
2.323 0.000 -1.339
IV Rocky Mountain 2.501 0.015 -1.286
V West Coast 2.694 0.002 -1.239
West Coast less California 2.560 0.019 -1.295
California 2.803 -0.012 -1.195
Total U.S. 2.492 0.016 -1.2411Diesel fuel prices include all taxes. Prices represent an average of all types of diesel fuel.
2Same as North Central
3Same as South Central
Source: Energy Information Administration/U.S. Department of Energy (www.eia.doe.gov)
Total 2,228 2,033 110 75,406 78,568 96 104 99 122,3351 Data includes revisions from prior weeks; some regional totals may not add exactly due to rounding.
Source: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration/USDA (www.gipsa.usda.gov); YTD= year-to-date; n/a = not applicable
Last 4-weeks as % of
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Figure 14
U.S. grain inspected for export (wheat, corn, and soybeans)
Source: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration/USDA (www.gipsa.usda.gov)
Note: 3-year average consists of 4-week running average
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For the week ending Oct. 1: 83.1 mbu, up 8% from the previous week,
down 17% from same week last year, and 1% above the 3-year average
Figure 15
U.S. Grain Inspections: U.S. Gulf and PNW1 (wheat, corn, and soybeans)
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Source: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration/USDA (www.gipsa.usda.gov); *mbu, this week.
October 1: % change from: MS Gulf TX Gulf U.S. Gulf PNW
Last week up 7 down 47 up 1 up 8
Last year (same week) down 28 down 50 down 30 up 13
3-yr avg. (4-wk mov. avg. up 9 down 61 down 2 up 19
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Ocean Transportation
Figure 16
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Source:Transportation & Marketing Programs/AMS/USDA1U.S. Gulf includes Mississippi, Texas, and East Gulf.
Week ending October 1 Loaded Due Change from last year 2.4% 4.9%
Change from 4-year avg. 15.1% 14.8%
Table 17
Weekly Port Region Grain Ocean Vessel Activity (number of vessels)
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In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language,
etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service
at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/
complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To
request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights