# A Conversation with Jim Heneghan

> Jim Heneghan, a former grain trader, describes Brazil's struggle to move crops to ports because of poor roads and rail congestion. He contrasts this with the US barge system on the Mississippi, which gives American exporters a transport cost advantage.

- Date: 2024-06-24 · published 2024-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16531-a-conversation-with-jim-heneghan
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Brazil's logistics bottlenecks and the US river cost advantage shape which origin wins export sales, which affects soybean and corn price spreads.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-04-01 | [Northern Rivers Come out of Hibernation With a Vengeance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59486-northern-rivers-come-out-of-hibernation-with-a-vengeance.md) | +1.7% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2016-11-23 | [Choke Point of a Nation: The High Cost of an Aging River Lock - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74008-choke-point-of-a-nation-the-high-cost-of-an-aging-river-lock-the-new-york-times.md) | +0.2% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2020-05-14 | [Grains go with the flow - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53014-grains-go-with-the-flow-morning-ag-clips.md) | +1.3% | +3.6% |
| SOY | 2018-11-09 | [Report Touts Containerization For Soy Exports - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61944-report-touts-containerization-for-soy-exports-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.4% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2026-09-08 | [Grain exports flow again as Argentina reaches deal with striking pilots \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17500-grain-exports-flow-again-as-argentina-reaches-deal-with-striking-pilots-world.md) | -0.7% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-04-01 | [Northern Rivers Come out of Hibernation With a Vengeance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59486-northern-rivers-come-out-of-hibernation-with-a-vengeance.md) | +0.2% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2022-06-29 | [BNSF limits westbound shipments with rise in congestion \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40942-bnsf-limits-westbound-shipments-with-rise-in-congestion-supply-chain-dive.md) | +1.2% | -16.3% |
| CORN | 2016-11-23 | [Choke Point of a Nation: The High Cost of an Aging River Lock - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74008-choke-point-of-a-nation-the-high-cost-of-an-aging-river-lock-the-new-york-times.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- commodityconversations.com: https://commodityconversations.com/wordpress2/2024/06/24/a-conversation-with-jim-heneghan/

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