Transportation of U.S. Grains: A Modal Share Analysis, 1978-2016 Update

Chang, Kuo-Liang “Matt”, Peter Caffarelli, Jesse Gastelle and Adam Sparger

No 313485, Analysis from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program

Abstract: This report provides a breakout by mode of corn, wheat, soybeans, sorghum, and barley movements to either domestic markets or U.S. ports for export between 1978 and 2016. It is the eleventh update of an initial modal share study completed in 1992. The purpose of this series of reports is to provide the latest information about changes and trends in the relative competitiveness and efficiency among the different transportation modes in moving grain. Estimates of the tonnages (and shares) of grain railed, barged, and trucked are developed from a variety of secondary sources. This data can be used to identify trends and implications on transportation from factors, such as changes in production volumes and commodity mix, as well as changes in the relative demand for U.S. grain for domestic purposes versus export.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 2019-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313485

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