# Winter Weather Snarls Barge Traffic, but Conditions Are Improving

> Severe winter weather and ice slowed downbound barge traffic on the Upper Mississippi, Illinois and Upper Ohio rivers. Downbound barged grain through Mississippi River locks fell to 426,106 tons for the week ending February 12, 38 percent below the prior year. Low water at St. Louis forced operators to reduce tow sizes and weights.

- Date: 2022-02-18 · published 2022-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16726-winter-weather-snarls-barge-traffic-but-conditions-are-improving
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced barge capacity and slower locks tighten available barge space, which raises freight costs and can widen basis for grain shipped on the river.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- waterwayscouncil.org: https://waterwayscouncil.org/media/in-the-news/article/2022/02/s

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