# MSIB 25-26 Sector Lower MM 869 - 303 LMR – Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC.

> The Coast Guard issued restrictions for commercial traffic on the Lower Mississippi between mile markers 869 and 303, limiting barge drafts to 10 to 12 feet and configurations to six barges wide. Northbound and southbound limits take effect on specific dates in mid-December.

- Date: 2025-12-12 · published 2025-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16401-msib-25-26-sector-lower-mm-869-303-lmr-inland-rivers-ports-and-terminals-inc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Draft and width limits cut tonnage per barge, raising freight costs and slowing grain movement to Gulf export terminals.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-24 | [UPDATE/MM 869-303 LMR/GENERAL/SEC LMR BNM 0009-25 UPDATE-1](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16472-update-mm-869-303-lmr-general-sec-lmr-bnm-0009-25-update-1.md) | -7.4% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-07-23 | [EXCLUSIVE Historic low river levels force Argentine grains ships to cut cargoes by 25%, ports chamber says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45897-exclusive-historic-low-river-levels-force-argentine-grains-ships-to-cut-cargoes.md) | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2021-08-30 | [Hurricane Ida damages Louisiana grain terminal, disrupts exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45732-hurricane-ida-damages-louisiana-grain-terminal-disrupts-exports-reuters.md) | -6.1% | -11.6% |
| CORN | 2021-09-02 | [Hurricane Ida Leaves Lower Mississippi River Largely Shut Down as Damage Reports Come In](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45093-hurricane-ida-leaves-lower-mississippi-river-largely-shut-down-as-damage.md) | -3.0% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2021-08-06 | [Logistics costs in Argentina rise by 300% due to low levels of Parana river: BCR \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45426-logistics-costs-in-argentina-rise-by-300-due-to-low-levels-of-parana-river-bcr.md) | +0.3% | -5.6% |
| SOY | 2025-02-24 | [UPDATE/MM 869-303 LMR/GENERAL/SEC LMR BNM 0009-25 UPDATE-1](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16472-update-mm-869-303-lmr-general-sec-lmr-bnm-0009-25-update-1.md) | -2.7% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2020-08-06 | [Mississippi River dredging seeks to increase US soy exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51509-mississippi-river-dredging-seeks-to-increase-us-soy-exports.md) | +1.0% | +9.1% |
| SOY | 2021-07-23 | [EXCLUSIVE Historic low river levels force Argentine grains ships to cut cargoes by 25%, ports chamber says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45897-exclusive-historic-low-river-levels-force-argentine-grains-ships-to-cut-cargoes.md) | +1.3% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- irpt.net: https://www.irpt.net/msib-25-26-sector-lower-mm-869-303-lmr/

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