# Flooding on Upper Mississippi River to halt barge traffic for weeks, USDA says

> USDA reported that all locks and dams above Lock 17 near New Boston, Illinois, will close for about three weeks due to Upper Mississippi flooding. No freight is being accepted along the Twin Cities and mid-Mississippi portions of the river.

- Date: 2023-04-27 · published 2023-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16633-flooding-on-upper-mississippi-river-to-halt-barge-traffic-for-weeks-usda-says
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Barge closures force grain and fertilizer shippers onto costlier truck or rail, widening basis and freight costs for Midwest grain and fertilizer while tying up northbound fertilizer ahead of planting.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-05-01 | [Flood Waters Continue to Stop Barge Traffic on Upper Mississippi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36107-flood-waters-continue-to-stop-barge-traffic-on-upper-mississippi.md) | +0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2023-04-24 | [Swollen Upper Mississippi River Stalls Barge Traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36574-swollen-upper-mississippi-river-stalls-barge-traffic.md) | -0.7% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2019-07-16 | [Record Flood-Stage Days Stymie Mississippi River Barge Traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57962-record-flood-stage-days-stymie-mississippi-river-barge-traffic.md) | -2.3% | -9.8% |
| CORN | 2023-04-28 | [Barge traffic stopped on upper Mississippi \| wqad.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36575-barge-traffic-stopped-on-upper-mississippi-wqad-com.md) | +0.5% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-09-26 | [Barge Breakaway Halts Mississippi River Traffic North](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62915-barge-breakaway-halts-mississippi-river-traffic-north.md) | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2023-05-01 | [Flood Waters Continue to Stop Barge Traffic on Upper Mississippi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36107-flood-waters-continue-to-stop-barge-traffic-on-upper-mississippi.md) | +1.7% | -7.4% |
| SOY | 2023-04-24 | [Swollen Upper Mississippi River Stalls Barge Traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36574-swollen-upper-mississippi-river-stalls-barge-traffic.md) | -2.6% | -11.9% |
| SOY | 2019-07-16 | [Record Flood-Stage Days Stymie Mississippi River Barge Traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57962-record-flood-stage-days-stymie-mississippi-river-barge-traffic.md) | -1.5% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/flooding-upper-mississippi-river-halt-barge-traffic-weeks-usda-2023-04-27/

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