# Grain Movement Into New Orleans Shifts From Usual Routes This Fall - AgWeb

> Action Intel data show barge volumes into New Orleans this fall are roughly 1 million metric tons below last October's peak. USDA data show a 3.4 million metric ton rise in mid-year NOLA grain exports, which may reflect a shift toward rail.

- Date: 2025-11-21 · published 2025-11-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16413-grain-movement-into-new-orleans-shifts-from-usual-routes-this-fall-agweb
- 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

A move from barge to rail for Gulf export flows changes freight patterns and could affect barge demand and rail-versus-barge pricing at the margin.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-20 | [Farmers face issues getting their grain to market this fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16687-farmers-face-issues-getting-their-grain-to-market-this-fall.md) | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2023-05-03 | [Mississippi flooding has limited impact on grain movement - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16632-mississippi-flooding-has-limited-impact-on-grain-movement-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.5% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2023-05-26 | [Grain Shipment Disruptions from Mississippi Flooding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16630-grain-shipment-disruptions-from-mississippi-flooding.md) | -4.9% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-05-21 | [Stranded Grains Ships To Be Towed Free From Rosario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47130-stranded-grains-ships-to-be-towed-free-from-rosario.md) | +0.0% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2017-05-30 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rising water slows Mississippi River shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70890-weekly-grain-movement-rising-water-slows-mississippi-river-shipping.md) | -0.2% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2018-07-24 | [FIS introduces new grain routes to China - Splash247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64248-fis-introduces-new-grain-routes-to-china-splash247.md) | +3.2% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2018-03-16 | [Panama Canal signs MoU to promote grain shipments from Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65912-panama-canal-signs-mou-to-promote-grain-shipments-from-brazil.md) | -1.1% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2022-08-20 | [Farmers face issues getting their grain to market this fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16687-farmers-face-issues-getting-their-grain-to-market-this-fall.md) | +7.8% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/business/grain-movement-new-orleans-shifts-usual-routes-fall
- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/agriculture-news/grain-movement-new-orleans-shifts-usual-routes-fall

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