# Inland port network coming to Mississippi River - FreightWaves

> A multiyear effort to build a container facility network along the Mississippi River in up to five states is underway, with initial cargo expected in 2024. The network includes a gateway terminal planned for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and container services linked to the expanded Panama Canal. Developers say it will give Midwest agricultural shippers a new container route.

- Date: 2022-07-12 · published 2022-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16699-inland-port-network-coming-to-mississippi-river-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

The project is a long-term container-logistics development with no near-term effect on bulk feed grain supply, demand or prices.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-08-03 | [Funding go-ahead for Mississippi River deepening seen as boon for exports - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51505-funding-go-ahead-for-mississippi-river-deepening-seen-as-boon-for-exports.md) | -3.0% | +5.9% |
| SOY | 2020-08-11 | [Dredging of Mississippi River means more soybeans moved to port \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51510-dredging-of-mississippi-river-means-more-soybeans-moved-to-port-iowa.md) | +4.1% | +11.0% |
| SOY | 2019-07-26 | [Barge traffic on Mississippi slowly recovering - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57963-barge-traffic-on-mississippi-slowly-recovering-freightwaves.md) | -4.0% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2017-08-16 | [St. Louis Region’s Agriculture Freight Network Poised for Growth as Handling Capacity Increases Along the Mississippi River - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69340-st-louis-region-s-agriculture-freight-network-poised-for-growth-as-handling.md) | +1.3% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2023-10-20 | [Mississippi barge rates dropping despite little improvement in river levels - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16593-mississippi-barge-rates-dropping-despite-little-improvement-in-river-levels.md) | -2.7% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2017-10-06 | [Report: Barge rates skyrocket amid Ohio, Mississippi river closures - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6120-report-barge-rates-skyrocket-amid-ohio-mississippi-river-closures-freightwaves.md) | -0.4% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2020-08-03 | [Funding go-ahead for Mississippi River deepening seen as boon for exports - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51505-funding-go-ahead-for-mississippi-river-deepening-seen-as-boon-for-exports.md) | -1.4% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2019-07-26 | [Barge traffic on Mississippi slowly recovering - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57963-barge-traffic-on-mississippi-slowly-recovering-freightwaves.md) | -2.2% | -10.6% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://freightwaves.com/news/developers-eager-to-establish-inland-port-network-on-mississippi-river
- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/developers-eager-to-establish-inland-port-network-on-mississippi-river

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