Center for Agricultural and Rural Development
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development

Analysis of Grain Basis Behavior During Transportation Disruptions and Development of Weekly Grain Basis Indicators for the USDA Grain Transportation Report

May 2017 [17-SR 111]
Authors:
  • Chad E. Hart
  • Frayne Olson

Suggested citation

Hart, C.E. and F. Olson. 2017. “Analysis of Grain Basis Behavior During Transportation Disruptions and Development of Weekly Grain Basis Indicators for the USDA Grain Transportation Report.” Staff report 17-SR 111. Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University.

Summary

The Transportation Services Division of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has funded a cooperative agreement (under Cooperative Agreement Number 14-TMXXX-IA-0028) with two research outcomes:
1. A report providing analysis of grain basis behavior during transportation disruptions, and
2. New indicators for the Grain Transportation Report (GTR).