# Grain stockpiles eroding crop prices | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source

> Low water on the Mississippi River slowed barge traffic, and grain is backing up at local elevators. The Coast Guard reopened closed stretches near Memphis and Stack Island after dredging, which had halted about 100 towboats and 2,000 barges. Arkansas soybean harvest is behind last year and the average, and elevators are turning farmers away.

- Date: 2022-10-14 · published 2022-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10983-grain-stockpiles-eroding-crop-prices-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette-arkansas
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Shipping constraints raise barge freight and delay grain movement, which widens local cash basis and pressures farm-gate soybean prices. Storage limits can force sales at lower prices during harvest.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-09-11 | [The Mississippi River is running low again. It’s a problem for farmers moving beans and grain \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16508-the-mississippi-river-is-running-low-again-it-s-a-problem-for-farmers-moving.md) | +2.9% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2022-11-03 | [ANALYSIS - Ethanol producers drink to record low Mississippi River levels - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38671-analysis-ethanol-producers-drink-to-record-low-mississippi-river-levels-grain.md) | +1.4% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2026-10-21 | [Low River, Lower Prices: Mississippi Disruptions Hit Southern Farmers Hardest \| Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16329-low-river-lower-prices-mississippi-disruptions-hit-southern-farmers-hardest.md) | -1.3% | — |
| SOY | 2022-10-18 | [Sunflowers and soybeans in Ukraine are falling in price against the background of the new harvest and limited exports 18.10.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39249-sunflowers-and-soybeans-in-ukraine-are-falling-in-price-against-the-background.md) | -1.0% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2019-03-01 | [Busiest U.S. Grains Port Swamped by Flooding as Exporters Await China Deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59984-busiest-u-s-grains-port-swamped-by-flooding-as-exporters-await-china-deal.md) | -0.8% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-11-27 | [Ukraine is shipping more grain through Black Sea despite Russia threat \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14343-ukraine-is-shipping-more-grain-through-black-sea-despite-russia-threat-ap-news.md) | -0.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2024-09-11 | [The Mississippi River is running low again. It’s a problem for farmers moving beans and grain \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16508-the-mississippi-river-is-running-low-again-it-s-a-problem-for-farmers-moving.md) | +5.0% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2025-02-01 | [Shortage of grain cargoes from Ukraine affects the Panamax market \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16966-shortage-of-grain-cargoes-from-ukraine-affects-the-panamax-market-ukrainian-and.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- arkansasonline.com: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/oct/14/grain-stockpiles-eroding-crop-prices/

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