# Reliable Logistics: Barges Move U.S. Wheat Efficiently

> USDA data show about 31% of U.S. exported wheat moves by barge, with about 8% of U.S. wheat on the Mississippi system, mainly soft red winter wheat. The article reviews barge freight trends on the Mississippi and Columbia-Snake systems and cites low water issues from fall 2022.

- Date: 2023-08-30 · published 2023-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12854-reliable-logistics-barges-move-u-s-wheat-efficiently
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Barge reliability on the Mississippi affects Gulf export logistics for SRW wheat, and freight cost swings shift the basis and the competitiveness of US wheat against other origins.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-17 | [Ukraine’s trade in 2024: restoration of logistical routes \| OSW Centre for Eastern Studies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14237-ukraine-s-trade-in-2024-restoration-of-logistical-routes-osw-centre-for-eastern.md) | +0.3% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-07 | [Company adding two new barges to transport wheat \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67376-company-adding-two-new-barges-to-transport-wheat-capital-press.md) | -4.0% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-24 | [Wheat industry shines light on rail shipping challenges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41439-wheat-industry-shines-light-on-rail-shipping-challenges.md) | -0.7% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-03 | [Sudan running out of essential medicine, fuel and wheat due to port blockade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44462-sudan-running-out-of-essential-medicine-fuel-and-wheat-due-to-port-blockade.md) | +4.2% | +7.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-12 | [Winter wheat moving again to Gulf Coast export facilities \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68948-winter-wheat-moving-again-to-gulf-coast-export-facilities-ap-news.md) | +1.0% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- uswheat.org: https://uswheat.org/wheatletter/reliable-logistics-barges-move-u-s-wheat-efficiently/

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