# Sub-Zero Temps Disrupt Grain Shipments on Mississippi | Red River Farm Network

> Sub-zero temperatures and ice have slowed barge operations on the Mississippi River in December, according to USDA data. Lower river levels in the lower system are hovering just above the low threshold, and warmer weather is expected to melt some ice.

- Date: 2025-12-19 · published 2025-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16402-sub-zero-temps-disrupt-grain-shipments-on-mississippi-red-river-farm-network
- 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

Barge delays and low water tighten river logistics, raising freight costs and supporting Gulf basis for corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-09-25 | [Grain Traders Keep an Eye on La Nina’s Impact on Global Production \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44993-grain-traders-keep-an-eye-on-la-nina-s-impact-on-global-production-red-river.md) | +1.5% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2020-06-19 | [Grain Traders Monitoring Rainfall Across Corn Belt \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52460-grain-traders-monitoring-rainfall-across-corn-belt-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.4% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2022-07-31 | [It’s a Late Crop \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40513-it-s-a-late-crop-red-river-farm-network.md) | +3.1% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2021-12-16 | [Cordonnier: A Split Decision \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13760-cordonnier-a-split-decision-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.7% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2019-05-31 | [The Start of a Corn Market Rally \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59125-the-start-of-a-corn-market-rally-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.5% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2021-09-25 | [Grain Traders Keep an Eye on La Nina’s Impact on Global Production \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44993-grain-traders-keep-an-eye-on-la-nina-s-impact-on-global-production-red-river.md) | -3.0% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2020-06-19 | [Grain Traders Monitoring Rainfall Across Corn Belt \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52460-grain-traders-monitoring-rainfall-across-corn-belt-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.4% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2024-04-11 | [Shipping on Mississippi River faces potential crisis for third…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16550-shipping-on-mississippi-river-faces-potential-crisis-for-third.md) | -1.3% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2025/12/19/sub-zero-temps-disrupt-grain-shipments-on-mississippi/

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