# Barge Freight (St. Louis) (BARGE)

> Barge Freight (St. Louis) price today: Feedsoft benchmark, price history, statistically significant moves and the events behind them, with reference markets incl. St. Louis (Cape Girardeau–Grafton), Illinois River (Chillicothe–Marseilles).

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE
- JSON (Business API): https://feedsoft.ai/api/v1/benchmarks/BARGE?range=1Y
- Group: Energy, Freight & FX · default unit $/st

## Series tracked

| Series | Source | Market | Unit | Frequency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDA downbound grain barge rate, St. Louis to Gulf | USDA AgTransport | St. Louis (Cape Girardeau–Grafton) | $/st | weekly |
| USDA downbound grain barge rate, Illinois River | USDA AgTransport | Illinois River (Chillicothe–Marseilles) | $/st | weekly |

## Latest (Feedsoft Barge Freight (St. Louis) · Global, $/mt, weekly)

| As of | Last | Change | Change % | YoY % | 52w high | 52w low | Ann. volatility |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-27 | 31.91 | -1.71 | -5.08% | +14.8% | 42.99 | 22.49 | 43.5% |

## Recent history

| Date | Close |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-10-27 | 31.91 |
| 2026-10-20 | 33.62 |
| 2026-10-13 | 37.04 |
| 2026-10-06 | 38.13 |
| 2026-09-29 | 38.98 |
| 2026-09-22 | 42.99 |
| 2026-09-15 | 41.70 |
| 2026-09-08 | 40.02 |
| 2026-09-01 | 34.96 |
| 2026-08-25 | 30.21 |
| 2026-08-18 | 31.67 |
| 2026-08-11 | 33.33 |
| 2026-08-04 | 34.44 |
| 2026-07-28 | 34.56 |
| 2026-07-21 | 30.05 |
| 2026-07-14 | 28.05 |
| 2026-07-07 | 23.57 |
| 2026-06-30 | 22.65 |
| 2026-06-23 | 22.49 |
| 2026-06-16 | 22.82 |

## Significant moves (last 12 months)

| Date | Change % | z-score |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-14 | +19.0% | 3.2 |

## Recent events

- 2026-07-16 · report · Barge grain shipments jump 21% to 669,200 tons | Feed & Grain (https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/transportation/news/15830213/barge-grain-shipments-jump-21-to-669200-tons)

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.