# Weekly Grain Movement – May 2, 2017 | Farm Progress

> Flooding on the Mississippi, Illinois and Ohio rivers prompted the Coast Guard to warn that high water may close the river to barge traffic. Midwest dealers reported replanting may be needed in ponded fields, and corn and soybean planting progressed despite wet conditions. Higher futures prompted some farmer selling of old-crop corn.

- Date: 2017-05-02 · published 2017-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10485-weekly-grain-movement-may-2-2017-farm-progress
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Barge disruption on the Mississippi slows grain movement and raises freight costs, widening basis in river-dependent regions. Replanting risk adds to supply uncertainty for corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-02-06 | [Weekly Grain Movement – Feb. 6, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72372-weekly-grain-movement-feb-6-2017.md) | -0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-06-13 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Gulf needs corn, processors do not](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70375-weekly-grain-movement-gulf-needs-corn-processors-do-not.md) | -0.3% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-02-28 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rail problems in the PNW support Gulf corn bids](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72681-weekly-grain-movement-rail-problems-in-the-pnw-support-gulf-corn-bids.md) | +0.9% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2017-05-09 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: High water, closed rives halt barge movement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70893-weekly-grain-movement-high-water-closed-rives-halt-barge-movement.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-10-12 | [Possible Rail Strike Complicates Northern Plains Grain Movement \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39149-possible-rail-strike-complicates-northern-plains-grain-movement-red-river-farm.md) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2017-02-06 | [Weekly Grain Movement – Feb. 6, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72372-weekly-grain-movement-feb-6-2017.md) | +3.1% | -0.0% |
| SOY | 2017-05-09 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: High water, closed rives halt barge movement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70893-weekly-grain-movement-high-water-closed-rives-halt-barge-movement.md) | +0.9% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2022-10-12 | [Possible Rail Strike Complicates Northern Plains Grain Movement \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39149-possible-rail-strike-complicates-northern-plains-grain-movement-red-river-farm.md) | -0.3% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/planting/weekly-grain-movement-may-2-2017

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