# Recovery, Resilience And Demand Shifts To Drive Inland

> US inland waterway tonnage recovered to 52.1 million tons in November 2021, the highest monthly level since October 2019 and up 25% from June 2020. Selected barge grain movements were slightly lower in 2021 than in 2020, according to USDA data cited in the article. Soy Transportation Coalition figures showed the Mississippi/Gulf is the leading export region for soybeans.

- Date: 2022-03-07 · published 2022-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11758-recovery-resilience-and-demand-shifts-to-drive-inland
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Barge capacity and freight rates on the Mississippi shape the cost of moving corn and soybeans to Gulf export terminals. Stronger river tonnage can support barge demand and freight costs, which feed into basis and delivered feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- marinelink.com: https://www.marinelink.com/news/recovery-resilience-demand-shifts-drive-494827

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