The NASS provides crop progress, grain and livestock stocks reports and crop production and progress updates. The WAOB regularly reports on world agricultural supply and demand . This site is in table format. The Weekly US Export Sales Report published by the Foreign Agricultural Service of the USDA is an excellent tool for gauging the level of US commodity export demand during the marketing year. Weekly State Crop Condition and Weather Reports Barge Freight Rate Table Barges move a major volume of agricultural commodities to US export ports.
Barge freight is market driven, moving up and down based on supply and demand for transportation.
Trade is based on a standardized rate for locations along the inland waterway system. Market driven freight rates allocate transportation resources in the most efficient method. In the future Agribiz will carry the daily barge freight values.