# Corn barge bids steady-to-weak as freight costs ease

> Gulf corn barge basis bids eased as barge freight costs fell, with St. Louis empty-barge rates at 375% of tariff, down from 400%. CBOT July corn settled at $4.90 and soybeans at $10.41-1/2, while USDA reported corn planting ahead of average and strong weekly corn export inspections.

- Date: 2025-04-22 · published 2025-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16458-corn-barge-bids-steady-to-weak-as-freight-costs-ease
- 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

Lower freight costs and slow farmer selling leave Gulf corn basis soft, though strong export inspections provide some underlying support.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L1N3QZ0YE:0-corn-barge-bids-steady-to-weak-as-freight-costs-ease/

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