# Concerns rising about US soybean export volumes as the Mississippi River’s water level falls for a second consecutive year

> Water levels on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers fell sharply in the past week, following record lows in October 2022. Dryness across the Midwest has lagged US soybean crop condition ratings, and CBOT July soybeans settled at $14.956 after falling 1.5%.

- Date: 2023-07-17 · published 2023-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16615-concerns-rising-about-us-soybean-export-volumes-as-the-mississippi-river-s
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Low river levels raise barge costs and threaten US soybean export volumes through the Gulf, while poor crop conditions add weather-driven upside risk to soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-02-15 | [Concern About Mississippi River Levels, Even in Winter \| AG \| kmaland.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16469-concern-about-mississippi-river-levels-even-in-winter-ag-kmaland-com.md) | -0.7% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2020-02-13 | [A Deeper Mississippi River Will Improve the Economics of Soybean Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54493-a-deeper-mississippi-river-will-improve-the-economics-of-soybean-exports.md) | +0.0% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2024-12-04 | [Rain swells Mississippi River, speeding U.S. soy exports \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16484-rain-swells-mississippi-river-speeding-u-s-soy-exports-the-western-producer.md) | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2020-08-04 | [Dredging Project Readies Mississippi River for Efficient Soy Transportation - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51508-dredging-project-readies-mississippi-river-for-efficient-soy-transportation-u-s.md) | -2.3% | +6.0% |
| SOY | 2024-11-01 | [Rains swell Mississippi River, U.S. soy exports flow at 4-year high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16493-rains-swell-mississippi-river-u-s-soy-exports-flow-at-4-year-high.md) | +3.4% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- mintecglobal.com: https://www.mintecglobal.com/top-stories/concerns-rising-about-us-soybean-export-volumes-as-the-mississippi-rivers-water-level-falls-for-a-second-consecutive-year

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