# Inland Waterways: A Crucible Of Issues

> Inland waterways executives reflected on issues for 2022, led by lingering damage from Hurricane Ida on the Louisiana Gulf Coast, which disrupted terminals and power along the Mississippi for weeks. Low water levels in the upper Midwest have also led barge companies to recommend light loading.

- Date: 2021-11-08 · published 2021-11-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16748-inland-waterways-a-crucible-of-issues
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Light loading and terminal damage raise the per-bushel cost of moving corn and soybeans to export, which narrows basis and farm-gate values in the affected interior regions.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-01-10 | [New Studies Detail Impacts Of Possible Lock Closures - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55272-new-studies-detail-impacts-of-possible-lock-closures-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2017-06-07 | [Agribusiness Angles for Infrastructure Upgrades on U.S. Inland Waterways - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70681-agribusiness-angles-for-infrastructure-upgrades-on-u-s-inland-waterways-st.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Low Water Continues For Middle Mississippi - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16608-low-water-continues-for-middle-mississippi-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2022-12-16 | [2022: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38407-2022-the-annual-review-of-waterway-events-the-waterways-journal.md) | +0.7% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2022-10-21 | [Low Water And Mississippi River Drafts - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16676-low-water-and-mississippi-river-drafts-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.9% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2020-01-10 | [New Studies Detail Impacts Of Possible Lock Closures - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55272-new-studies-detail-impacts-of-possible-lock-closures-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.0% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2017-06-07 | [Agribusiness Angles for Infrastructure Upgrades on U.S. Inland Waterways - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70681-agribusiness-angles-for-infrastructure-upgrades-on-u-s-inland-waterways-st.md) | +1.0% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2023-08-25 | [Low Water Continues For Middle Mississippi - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16608-low-water-continues-for-middle-mississippi-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- marinelink.com: https://www.marinelink.com/news/inland-waterways-a-crucible-issues-491925

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