# Falling Mississippi levels throw a wrench in ag exports | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Mississippi River levels at Memphis fell to negative 9.4 feet, below last year's low when barge transport halted. Barge companies are restricting loads by up to 25%, and only about 12% of the soybean harvest was complete.

- Date: 2023-09-27 · published 2023-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16604-falling-mississippi-levels-throw-a-wrench-in-ag-exports-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Load restrictions of up to 25% raise per-bushel freight costs and slow Gulf deliveries during harvest, weighing on interior soybean prices and widening basis.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-10-01 | [Low Miss. River levels to disrupt harvest shipping for fourth straight year \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16418-low-miss-river-levels-to-disrupt-harvest-shipping-for-fourth-straight-year-agri.md) | +2.0% | +7.6% |
| SOY | 2024-11-06 | [After dry fall, farmers eager for rain \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13139-after-dry-fall-farmers-eager-for-rain-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2026-08-30 | [Five Years Running: Low Mississippi Levels Pose Recurring Threat to Fall Grain Exports \| Hoosier Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16342-five-years-running-low-mississippi-levels-pose-recurring-threat-to-fall-grain.md) | +1.4% | +3.3% |
| SOY | 2023-12-19 | [Border rail closures due to migrant surge snarl grain shipping \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32728-border-rail-closures-due-to-migrant-surge-snarl-grain-shipping-agri-pulse.md) | -1.0% | -8.6% |
| SOY | 2022-09-30 | [Low Mississippi River water levels threaten U.S. agricultural exports - Marine Log](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39755-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-threaten-u-s-agricultural-exports-marine-log.md) | -3.7% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2025-10-01 | [Low Miss. River levels to disrupt harvest shipping for fourth straight year \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16418-low-miss-river-levels-to-disrupt-harvest-shipping-for-fourth-straight-year-agri.md) | +1.4% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2024-11-06 | [After dry fall, farmers eager for rain \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13139-after-dry-fall-farmers-eager-for-rain-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +1.3% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2023-12-19 | [Border rail closures due to migrant surge snarl grain shipping \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32728-border-rail-closures-due-to-migrant-surge-snarl-grain-shipping-agri-pulse.md) | +1.6% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/20010-falling-mississippi-levels-throw-a-wrench-in-ag-exports

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