
Soy Transportation Coalition executive director Mike Steenhoek says low Mississippi River levels are arriving at the worst time of year, during peak harvest shipping. He says the river has been drastically low for the third straight year.
Reduced barge efficiency is pushing barge freight rates higher.
Limited barge capacity during harvest raises freight costs that flow back to farm-gate prices for grain and soybeans. Higher transport costs also widen the gap between interior and Gulf export prices.
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Tras 297 eventos bajista de logística pasados, Soja se movió una mediana de +0,3 % en 5 sesiones (54% al alza; mitad central entre -1,5 % y +1,8 %), y +0,7 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.