Our Transportation Services Division (TSD) serves as the definitive source for economic analysis of agricultural transportation from farm to market. TSD experts support domestic and international agribusinesses by providing market reports, economic analysis, transportation disruption reports, technical assistance, and outreach to various industry stakeholders.
Tracking developments in truck, rail, barge, and ocean transportation, TSD provides information and analysis on the four major modes of moving food from farm to table, port to market.
Reports of Interest
- 12-2016 - Economic Impact Analysis of Inland Waterways Disruptions on the Transport of Corn and Soybeans (pdf)
- 12-2016 - Estimated Impacts of Mexican Transportation Infrastructure Improvements on the U.S. Meat Complex (pdf)
- 06-2016 - Soybean Transportation Guide: Brazil 2015 (pdf)
Grain Transportation
Find analysis and information about market developments affecting rail, barge, truck, and ocean vessel movements of grain.
Containers, Ports and Non-Grain Agricultural Products
Find insights into transportation of other agricultural products and information about the many agricultural products that require special handling and services during transit.
International Transportation Analysis
Find analysis of international transportation, including the latest transportation costs, volumes, and other market developments in Brazil and Mexico; and other related information.
Agricultural Transportation Research and Information Center
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.
Regulatory Representation
Find brief updates as well as 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.
Data
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.