# Shipping on Mississippi River faces potential crisis for third…

> Barge shipping on the Mississippi could face a third straight year of problems because NOAA expects low flows this summer and autumn after an unusually warm, dry winter. The USDA expects US soybean exports to rise 9% year on year, and more than 60% of soybeans move by barge on the waterway.

- Date: 2024-04-11 · published 2024-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16550-shipping-on-mississippi-river-faces-potential-crisis-for-third
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

A forecast export increase combined with possible barge constraints raises the risk of tighter soybean logistics and higher freight costs, which supports soybean and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-12-19 | [Sub-Zero Temps Disrupt Grain Shipments on Mississippi \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16402-sub-zero-temps-disrupt-grain-shipments-on-mississippi-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.6% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2023-07-29 | [Are Farmers Losing Yield? The High Heat's Potential Impact on Midwest's Crops \| Iowa Soybean Research Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13266-are-farmers-losing-yield-the-high-heat-s-potential-impact-on-midwest-s-crops.md) | -2.9% | -7.1% |
| SOY | 2022-02-24 | [Argentina farmers may miss out on grains rally stoked by Ukraine crisis \| National Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14052-argentina-farmers-may-miss-out-on-grains-rally-stoked-by-ukraine-crisis.md) | +0.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2023-09-01 | [Severe Weather and Low Mississippi River Levels Bring Uncertainty to Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16610-severe-weather-and-low-mississippi-river-levels-bring-uncertainty-to-harvest.md) | -0.8% | -6.2% |
| SOY | 2021-06-08 | [Potential for Drought Can Impact Prices and Marketing Plans \| NDSU Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46421-potential-for-drought-can-impact-prices-and-marketing-plans-ndsu-agriculture.md) | -5.6% | -12.6% |

## Sources

- ofimagazine.com: https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/shipping-on-mississippi-river-faces-potential-crisis-for-third-consecutive-year

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