# River Restrictions | Red River Farm Network

> Dry conditions cut barge drafts on the Mississippi River to 11.5 feet between St. Louis and Cairo, Illinois. That reduces tow sizes by nine to 14 barges, or 25 to 40 percent of traffic, adding one to two days of delays.

- Date: 2024-12-06 · published 2024-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16487-river-restrictions-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher barge costs and fewer shipments on the Mississippi raise delivered costs for Gulf-bound grain and can widen Gulf basis discounts.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-25 | [Flooding Impacts Corn Demand \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9646-flooding-impacts-corn-demand-red-river-farm-network.md) | -5.0% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2019-04-04 | [Barge Movement is Still a Mess \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59483-barge-movement-is-still-a-mess-red-river-farm-network.md) | -1.1% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2019-04-19 | [High Water Impedes Barge Movement \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59481-high-water-impedes-barge-movement-red-river-farm-network.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |
| 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 | 2025-09-25 | [Restrictions, Freight Costs Pressure Grain Movement on the Mississippi River - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16424-restrictions-freight-costs-pressure-grain-movement-on-the-mississippi-river-rfd.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2019-04-04 | [Barge Movement is Still a Mess \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59483-barge-movement-is-still-a-mess-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.4% | -7.6% |
| SOY | 2019-04-19 | [High Water Impedes Barge Movement \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59481-high-water-impedes-barge-movement-red-river-farm-network.md) | -3.0% | -6.7% |
| SOY | 2024-03-25 | [Low water spurs Mississippi River restrictions \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16554-low-water-spurs-mississippi-river-restrictions-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2024/12/06/river-restrictions/

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