# USDA releases new report on barging and agriculture - High Plains Journal

> The High Plains Journal reprints a summary of USDA's February report on the importance of waterways to agriculture. It cites $10.5 billion in projected agricultural trade balance for fiscal 2022 and 22 percent of U.S. grain output projected for export. Ports on the Mississippi, Texas Gulf and East Gulf handled 57 percent of 2020 grain exports.

- Date: 2022-02-27 · published 2022-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16731-usda-releases-new-report-on-barging-and-agriculture-high-plains-journal
- 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 report provides background on river and port export capacity but carries no new market data that would move prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-19 | [USDA Report On Barging And Agriculture - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16727-usda-report-on-barging-and-agriculture-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.1% | +15.0% |
| CORN | 2019-07-12 | [USDA releases July WASDE report - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58045-usda-releases-july-wasde-report-high-plains-journal.md) | -3.2% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2026-04-16 | [USDA report lowers 2026 poultry outlook - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19728-usda-report-lowers-2026-poultry-outlook-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.6% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2026-07-10 | [USDA Releases July 2026 WASDE Report \| Agriculture of America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18281-usda-releases-july-2026-wasde-report-agriculture-of-america.md) | +2.1% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2025-07-11 | [USDA Releases July 2025 WASDE Report \| Agriculture of America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23709-usda-releases-july-2025-wasde-report-agriculture-of-america.md) | -0.7% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2022-02-19 | [USDA Report On Barging And Agriculture - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16727-usda-report-on-barging-and-agriculture-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.7% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2025-07-11 | [USDA Releases July 2025 WASDE Report \| Agriculture of America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23709-usda-releases-july-2025-wasde-report-agriculture-of-america.md) | +0.9% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2026-04-11 | [Soybeans up and corn down in planting report - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19799-soybeans-up-and-corn-down-in-planting-report-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2022/02/27/usda-releases-new-report-on-barging-and-agriculture/

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