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A March 14, 2025 Waterways Journal article reports on the Mississippi Valley Trade and Transport Conference held February 27 in New Orleans. Speakers projected a positive outlook for river and ocean transportation while acknowledging uncertainties, and Louisiana proposed dredging an expanded Pilottown Anchorage.
Infrastructure plans and deeper channels support long-run Gulf export logistics, but they have little near-term effect on grain or freight prices.
waterwaysjournal.netRichard EberhardtMar 14, 2025Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,054 past logistics events, Corn moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.5% to +1.5%), and -0.0% over 20.
After 837 past logistics events, Soybeans moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.5% to +2.0%), and +0.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
