# Ag Informer – Mississippi Crisis Ending? – Mix 94.7 KMCH

> USDA reported the St. Louis barge rate at $18.55 per ton in early 2023, 26 percent below a year earlier. Freight rates for St. Louis cargo had hit $105.85 per ton the previous October. Improved snowpack and precipitation are expected to bring the Mississippi River and its tributaries back toward normal levels by spring.

- Date: 2023-03-13 · published 2023-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16646-ag-informer-mississippi-crisis-ending-mix-94-7-kmch
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower barge rates and normalizing river levels reduce costs for moving grain south and inputs north ahead of the 2023 season. Freight relief supports delivered feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- kmch.com: https://kmch.com/2023/03/13/ag-informer-mississippi-crisis-ending/

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