Barge operations to stop as Mississippi rises increasing costs to farmers

Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.

After 359 past bearish logistics events, CORN moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -1.5% to +1.5%), and -0.5% over 20.

• May 1, 2023Flood Waters Continue to Stop Barge Traffic on Upper Mississippi+0.3%
• Jun 1, 2026Low Mississippi River Water Levels Raise Shipping Costs for Farmers-5.0%
• Oct 2, 2020Barge Freight Starting to Ease on Mississippi, Illinois Rivers | Feed & Grain-1.1%
• Sep 17, 2023Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver | AP News-8.5%
• Nov 30, 2020Barge Restrictions Mean Shipping Complications on Mississippi River | Feed & Grain-1.5%

After 49 past bullish logistics events, UREA moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (45% higher; middle half -1.3% to +2.2%), and -0.4% over 20.

• Apr 27, 2023Flooding on Upper Mississippi River to halt barge traffic for weeks, USDA says+3.6%
• Apr 28, 2023Flooding Impacts Upper Mississippi Barge Traffic, as “Corn Hit its Lowest in Nine Months” | Farm Policy News | Illinois-0.7%
• Dec 22, 2022Mississippi and Ohio Rivers Hit Rock Bottom in Fall 2022-1.7%
• Jan 28, 2026Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption - Farmers Weekly+10.6%
• Sep 26, 2025With low water levels on the Mississippi River persisting for the fourth consecutive year, the Memphis District Corps of Engineers held a press conference today to review current river conditions and operations … | Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-3.5%