# Amazon drought chokes river traffic, threatens northern corn exports

> Reuters reports that a severe Amazon drought has disrupted ship traffic near Manaus and raised costs on northern shipping routes. Officials warn that thinning rivers could disrupt grain exports from the region in the coming months.

- Date: 2023-10-09 · published 2023-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13621-amazon-drought-chokes-river-traffic-threatens-northern-corn-exports
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher river freight costs and possible delays for northern Brazil corn exports tighten logistics and can widen Gulf-to-Brazil and barge spreads. The effect is supportive for corn prices and freight rates while the low water lasts.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-04 | [Mississippi River Crisis Threatens U.S. Grain Exports and Farm Logistics - Agrolatam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16404-mississippi-river-crisis-threatens-u-s-grain-exports-and-farm-logistics.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-06-29 | [Argentine trucker protest slashes grains delivery, threatening exports and milling \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14024-argentine-trucker-protest-slashes-grains-delivery-threatening-exports-and.md) | +1.2% | -16.3% |
| CORN | 2024-10-23 | [Resuming attacks on Ukrainian grain exports threatens 1% of dry bulk market: BIMCO \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14263-resuming-attacks-on-ukrainian-grain-exports-threatens-1-of-dry-bulk-market.md) | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2022-12-23 | [Export Of Agricultural Products Through ‘Grain Corridor’ Down 22% In 1 Week » The Center for Transport Strategies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14431-export-of-agricultural-products-through-grain-corridor-down-22-in-1-week-the.md) | +2.1% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2018-02-06 | [Trucks strike threatens Argentine cereal exports and soy crushing industry — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66342-trucks-strike-threatens-argentine-cereal-exports-and-soy-crushing-industry.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/amazon-drought-chokes-river-traffic-threatens-northern-corn-exports-2023-10-09/

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