# Soybean, corn barge bids firm, following freight up

> Basis bids for corn and soybeans shipped by barge to the Gulf firmed as Mississippi and Illinois River barge freight rates climbed. Navigational delays from fog and reduced drafts drove the increase, and CBOT wheat hit its highest since October.

- Date: 2025-02-06 · published 2025-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16474-soybean-corn-barge-bids-firm-following-freight-up
- 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

Higher barge freight raises the delivered cost of Gulf-bound grain and supports Gulf basis and export premiums.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-19 | [Corn, soybean barge bids turn higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16468-corn-soybean-barge-bids-turn-higher.md) | -5.4% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 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) | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-07-18 | [Soy and corn barge bids firm; freight costs eyed — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23940-soy-and-corn-barge-bids-firm-freight-costs-eyed-tradingview-news.md) | -0.0% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2026-02-23 | [High barge freight keeps US corn and soybean CIF NOLA elevated \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16388-high-barge-freight-keeps-us-corn-and-soybean-cif-nola-elevated-s-and-p-global.md) | +2.1% | +7.7% |
| CORN | 2025-04-03 | [Corn barge basis edges higher as freight stays high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25310-corn-barge-basis-edges-higher-as-freight-stays-high.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2025-02-19 | [Corn, soybean barge bids turn higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16468-corn-soybean-barge-bids-turn-higher.md) | -0.7% | -2.5% |
| 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 | 2025-07-18 | [Soy and corn barge bids firm; freight costs eyed — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23940-soy-and-corn-barge-bids-firm-freight-costs-eyed-tradingview-news.md) | -1.7% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L1N3OX1DO:0-soybean-corn-barge-bids-firm-following-freight-up/

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