# Drought May Slow Barge Movement | Red River Farm Network

> Dryness across much of the Eastern Corn Belt is raising concern about river levels that could slow barge traffic. Analyst Matt Hines says the river has recently hit record lows and expects the issue to return this summer.

- Date: 2023-06-10 · published 2023-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16624-drought-may-slow-barge-movement-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected barge slowdowns raise freight costs and can weaken Eastern Corn Belt cash grain bids, while drought conditions also add to crop-yield risk.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-05 | [Drought Conditions Improving in Much of Midwest \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13192-drought-conditions-improving-in-much-of-midwest-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.2% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2024-12-19 | [A Big Brazilian Crop \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13530-a-big-brazilian-crop-red-river-farm-network.md) | +2.0% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2025-06-29 | [Brazil’s Safrinha Corn Crop Gets Bigger \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13493-brazil-s-safrinha-corn-crop-gets-bigger-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2026-04-30 | [Rains in the southern U.S. lead to mild drought improvement - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13001-rains-in-the-southern-u-s-lead-to-mild-drought-improvement-pro-farmer.md) | -1.6% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2023-06-22 | [Midwest drought has Mississippi River level concerns coming back \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16623-midwest-drought-has-mississippi-river-level-concerns-coming-back-iowa.md) | -8.7% | -14.9% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2023/06/10/drought-may-slow-barge-movement/

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