Find analysis and information about market developments affecting rail, barge, truck, and ocean vessel movements of grain in these reports.

• Grain Transportation Report (GTR)
• Search reports
• U.S. Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Quarterly Transportation Cost Indicator Reports
• Grain Truck and Ocean Rate Advisory (GTOR)
• Transportation of U.S. Grains: A Modal Share Analysis

Find insights into transportation of other agricultural products and information about the many agricultural products that require special handling and services during transit.

• Ocean Shipping Container Availability Report (OSCAR)
• Agricultural Refrigerated Truck Quarterly Report (AgRTQ)
• Impacts of Transportation Infrastructure on the U.S. Cotton Industry (.pdf)
• Ethanol Transportation Backgrounder (.pdf)
• A Reliable Waterway System Is Important to Agriculture

Find analysis of international transportation, including the latest transportation costs, volumes, and other market developments in Brazil and Mexico; and other related reports.

• Brazil Soybean Transportation Indicator Reports
• The Potential Impact of Brazil Transportation Efficiencies on World Cotton Trade (.pdf)
• Soybean Transportation Guide: Brazil 2011 (.pdf) | Archive
• Mexico Transport Cost Indicator Reports
• U.S. Grain and Soybean Exports to Mexico: A Modal Share Transportation Analysis, 2007-2010 (.pdf)
• Impact of Panama Canal Expansion on the U.S. Intermodal System (.pdf)

Find useful information and analysis on the transportation of agricultural products and the four major modes– trucking, railroads, barges, and ocean vessels– used to move food from farms to our tables and to ports for export to foreign markets. Find results of on-going research and analysis presented in issue papers and presentations, as well as additional resources available by mode and commodity.

• Study of Rural Transportation Issues: Published in April 2010
• Resources by Transportation Mode
• Resources by Commodity
• Exporter Assistance Resources
• Directory of Freight Forwarders

Find comments provided to various regulatory agencies by USDA and AMS, representing the interests of agricultural shippers under the authority of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, and International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act of 1982.

• Surface Transportation Board (STB) Comments
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Comments
• Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP)

Find datasets that are used in producing many of the Transportation Services Division’s publications. These datasets are now available in Excel format for the transportation of grain, biofuels, and other agricultural products.

• Grain Transportation Report (GTR)
• Transportation of U.S. Grains: A Modal Share Analysis (.xls)
• Barge Rates and Movements
• Biofuels and Co-Products