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The upper Mississippi River reopened early, with the Motor Vessel Crockett first through the Hastings locks and followed by four more tows reaching St. Paul. Grain and fertilizer can again move on the upper river, where ice in Lake Pepin normally delays early-season tows.
Earlier barge access for grain and fertilizer improves river logistics and can modestly ease freight costs and fertilizer delivery timing in the Upper Midwest.
brownfieldagnews.comLarry LeeMar 26, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 64 past logistics events, Urea moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.0% to +2.3%), and -0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
