# Waterway Commerce Focus Of MVTTC Conference - The Waterways Journal

> The Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council held its one-day conference in New Orleans on February 12, 2026, opening with a tribute to former pilots association president Capt. Toby Wattigney Jr. The article covers the event's honors and leadership remarks.

- Date: 2026-03-06 · published 2026-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16376-waterway-commerce-focus-of-mvttc-conference-the-waterways-journal
- 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

This is an industry networking event with no new supply, demand, or policy change, so it has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-20 | [Christmas Comes Early to the Mississippi River and Tributaries - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16486-christmas-comes-early-to-the-mississippi-river-and-tributaries-the-waterways.md) | +1.5% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2022-02-19 | [USDA Report On Barging And Agriculture - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16727-usda-report-on-barging-and-agriculture-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.1% | +15.0% |
| CORN | 2024-09-27 | [Horizons: New Crop Marketing Year, New Grain Export Potential - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16509-horizons-new-crop-marketing-year-new-grain-export-potential-the-waterways.md) | +2.2% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-08-15 | [A look at the August WASDE – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5616-a-look-at-the-august-wasde-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country-journal.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-07-11 | [Focus on the United States \| World-grain.com \| July 11, 2017 19:59 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70016-focus-on-the-united-states-world-grain-com-july-11-2017-19-59-world-grain.md) | -4.3% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2024-12-20 | [Christmas Comes Early to the Mississippi River and Tributaries - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16486-christmas-comes-early-to-the-mississippi-river-and-tributaries-the-waterways.md) | +1.8% | +10.8% |
| SOY | 2022-02-19 | [USDA Report On Barging And Agriculture - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16727-usda-report-on-barging-and-agriculture-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.7% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2024-09-27 | [Horizons: New Crop Marketing Year, New Grain Export Potential - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16509-horizons-new-crop-marketing-year-new-grain-export-potential-the-waterways.md) | +0.5% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2026/03/06/waterway-commerce-focus-of-mvttc-conference/

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