# USDA Grain Barge Rates for Mississippi River System - October 2026 - News and Statistics - IndexBox

> The USDA AgTransport weekly barge rate bundle for the report date of Oct. 27 lists per-ton downbound rates across the Mississippi system, with Cairo-Memphis at 481.25 and St. Louis at 564.06 in tariff series. Per-ton rates range from about 11.89 at Yellowbend to 48.41 at La Crosse-Minneapolis.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16333-usda-grain-barge-rates-for-mississippi-river-system-october-2026-news-and
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

This is a routine rate data release showing freight levels across the river system with no new driver, so it has limited direct effect on grain price direction.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/usda-grain-barge-rates-mississippi-river-system-report-for-october-27-2026/

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