# Storm runoff beginning to impact shipping - Brownfield Ag News

> The Army Corps of Engineers says lock and dam service on the inland waterways is normal despite heavy rains. Soy Transportation Coalition's Mike Steenhoek says higher Lower Mississippi flows are forcing shippers to cut tow sizes by about 30%, or roughly 10 barges per tow.

- Date: 2025-06-26 · published 2025-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16444-storm-runoff-beginning-to-impact-shipping-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller tows raise per-ton barge costs and reduce capacity, which pressures Midwest basis and grain freight. Northbound movements against strong current are most affected.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-01-31 | [Diverted shipping routes are changing trade flows - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32019-diverted-shipping-routes-are-changing-trade-flows-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2024-07-22 | [River traffic returning to normal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16527-river-traffic-returning-to-normal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -14.4% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.9% | -9.7% |
| SOY | 2023-05-19 | [Updates to locks and dams begin on Upper Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36108-updates-to-locks-and-dams-begin-on-upper-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.7% | +10.0% |
| SOY | 2019-06-21 | [Closed rivers add insult to injury - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58792-closed-rivers-add-insult-to-injury-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.0% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/storm-runoff-beginning-to-impact-shipping/

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