# River traffic returning to normal - Brownfield Ag News

> Flood waters have receded enough for normal commercial and recreational traffic to resume on the Mississippi River. The Army Corps of Engineers reopened locks from St. Paul to Lock and Dam 22, and a soy transport official expects water levels to stay robust through harvest after two years of low water.

- Date: 2024-07-22 · published 2024-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16527-river-traffic-returning-to-normal-brownfield-ag-news
- 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

Reopened locks and adequate water levels through harvest reduce barge freight costs and logistics constraints, which is mildly bearish for barge rates and river-origin grain basis.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-07-25 | [St. Louis area returns to close-to-normal water levels - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16524-st-louis-area-returns-to-close-to-normal-water-levels-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.9% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2019-06-21 | [Closed rivers add insult to injury - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58792-closed-rivers-add-insult-to-injury-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-05-09 | [Rain affecting ag transportation - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16542-rain-affecting-ag-transportation-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-02-23 | [Mississippi River levels return to normal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16563-mississippi-river-levels-return-to-normal.md) | +0.1% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2024-01-31 | [Diverted shipping routes are changing trade flows - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32019-diverted-shipping-routes-are-changing-trade-flows-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.0% | -7.3% |
| SOY | 2019-06-21 | [Closed rivers add insult to injury - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58792-closed-rivers-add-insult-to-injury-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.0% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2025-06-26 | [Storm runoff beginning to impact shipping - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16444-storm-runoff-beginning-to-impact-shipping-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.5% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2024-01-31 | [Diverted shipping routes are changing trade flows - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32019-diverted-shipping-routes-are-changing-trade-flows-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | -7.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/river-traffic-returning-to-normal/

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