# After dry fall, farmers eager for rain | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Dry fall weather sped the Midwest and South harvest but slowed grain transport on the Mississippi River, which is in its third year of low water. Recent storms brought some moisture, yet USDA said 87.2% of the lower 48 was in drought, the largest share in at least 25 years.

- Date: 2024-11-06 · published 2024-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13139-after-dry-fall-farmers-eager-for-rain-agri-pulse-communications-inc
- 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

Low Mississippi River levels raise barge freight costs and delay shipments, which can widen Gulf basis and pressure prices for grain moving to export.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-27 | [Falling Mississippi levels throw a wrench in ag exports \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16604-falling-mississippi-levels-throw-a-wrench-in-ag-exports-agri-pulse.md) | +1.8% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2023-12-19 | [Border rail closures due to migrant surge snarl grain shipping \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32728-border-rail-closures-due-to-migrant-surge-snarl-grain-shipping-agri-pulse.md) | +1.6% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-10-01 | [Low Miss. River levels to disrupt harvest shipping for fourth straight year \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16418-low-miss-river-levels-to-disrupt-harvest-shipping-for-fourth-straight-year-agri.md) | +1.4% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2024-10-25 | [Mississippi River Dries Up Again at Worst Time for Farmers - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16500-mississippi-river-dries-up-again-at-worst-time-for-farmers-tt.md) | -1.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-12-01 | [Projections Call For Rapid Fall In River Levels At St. Louis - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32914-projections-call-for-rapid-fall-in-river-levels-at-st-louis-the-waterways.md) | +2.4% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2023-09-27 | [Falling Mississippi levels throw a wrench in ag exports \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16604-falling-mississippi-levels-throw-a-wrench-in-ag-exports-agri-pulse.md) | -2.3% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2023-12-19 | [Border rail closures due to migrant surge snarl grain shipping \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32728-border-rail-closures-due-to-migrant-surge-snarl-grain-shipping-agri-pulse.md) | -1.0% | -8.6% |
| SOY | 2025-10-01 | [Low Miss. River levels to disrupt harvest shipping for fourth straight year \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16418-low-miss-river-levels-to-disrupt-harvest-shipping-for-fourth-straight-year-agri.md) | +2.0% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/21864-after-dry-fall-farmers-eager-for-rain

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