# ISA meeting highlights importance of river transportation

> Iowa Soybean Association farmer-members toured Lock and Dam No. 19 near Keokuk during the group's District 9 meeting. Directors discussed the infrastructure that moves soybeans and other commodities to customers worldwide.

- Date: 2022-08-04 · published 2022-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16692-isa-meeting-highlights-importance-of-river-transportation
- 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)

## Why it matters

The meeting is an advocacy and educational event with no new supply, demand or freight change, so it has little direct price effect.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-02-26 | [Efficiencies of River Transportation \| Peoria Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66389-efficiencies-of-river-transportation-peoria-magazine.md) | +1.8% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-04-05 | [Grain Journal \| Transportation Impacts of Midwest Flooding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59482-grain-journal-transportation-impacts-of-midwest-flooding.md) | -1.7% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2018-10-11 | [Grain Transportation Report a Weekly Publication of the Agricultural Marketing Service Contact Us October 11, 2018 WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS - DocsLib](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62418-grain-transportation-report-a-weekly-publication-of-the-agricultural-marketing.md) | +4.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2019-03-22 | [Grain, Fertilizer Transportation: MS River Flooding Prevents Barge Movement - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59983-grain-fertilizer-transportation-ms-river-flooding-prevents-barge-movement-proag.md) | -1.9% | -4.8% |
| CORN | 2022-07-01 | [Surface Transportation Board](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40501-surface-transportation-board.md) | +3.4% | -13.7% |
| SOY | 2018-02-26 | [Efficiencies of River Transportation \| Peoria Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66389-efficiencies-of-river-transportation-peoria-magazine.md) | +2.4% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2019-04-05 | [Grain Journal \| Transportation Impacts of Midwest Flooding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59482-grain-journal-transportation-impacts-of-midwest-flooding.md) | -1.2% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2023-12-13 | [Ag transportation expert: unclear how low Mississippi River is affecting ag exports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16583-ag-transportation-expert-unclear-how-low-mississippi-river-is-affecting-ag.md) | -0.8% | -7.0% |

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/article/isa-meeting-highlights-importance-of-river-transportation-and-infrastructure

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