# Soybean barge basis firm on river shipping delays

> Soybean barge basis bids at U.S. Gulf terminals were steady to higher as flooding on the lower Ohio and lower Mississippi rivers slowed or halted barge loading. Repair work at Lock 27 also delayed barge movements, while corn CIF basis weakened as futures rose.

- Date: 2025-04-10 · published 2025-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16455-soybean-barge-basis-firm-on-river-shipping-delays
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

River disruptions tighten nearby soybean supplies for exporters and lift freight rates, supporting Gulf soybean basis while corn basis softens with higher futures.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-10-10 | [Excessive Rain Disrupts US River Barge Shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62422-excessive-rain-disrupts-us-river-barge-shipping.md) | +2.5% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2026-01-27 | [Soybean, corn barge basis bids turn higher on firm freight, weather woes — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21221-soybean-corn-barge-basis-bids-turn-higher-on-firm-freight-weather-woes.md) | -0.1% | +7.3% |
| SOY | 2025-02-06 | [Soybean, corn barge bids firm, following freight up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16474-soybean-corn-barge-bids-firm-following-freight-up.md) | -2.8% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2020-08-06 | [Deepening Lower Mississippi River \| Iowa Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51507-deepening-lower-mississippi-river-iowa-soybean-association.md) | +1.0% | +9.1% |
| SOY | 2020-10-02 | [Barge Rates Decline, Spurring Basis at River Terminals \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50834-barge-rates-decline-spurring-basis-at-river-terminals-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.6% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2025-02-18 | [Corn, soybean barge basis firm as some rivers rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26233-corn-soybean-barge-basis-firm-as-some-rivers-rise.md) | -4.4% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Barge Restrictions Mean Shipping Complications on Mississippi River \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49545-barge-restrictions-mean-shipping-complications-on-mississippi-river-feed-and.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2022-11-23 | [River Levels and Barge Rates Impacting Corn and Soybean Basis - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38711-river-levels-and-barge-rates-impacting-corn-and-soybean-basis-center-for.md) | -1.6% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L2N3QO10L:0-soybean-barge-basis-firm-on-river-shipping-delays/

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