# Rivers: Not Just for Exports

> Iowa farm groups and the Soy Transportation Coalition highlighted that river transport is a key low-cost route for bringing fertilizer and other inputs to farms. They noted input prices are rising, with shipping costs contributing to the increase ahead of the 2022 season.

- Date: 2021-11-02 · published 2021-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16750-rivers-not-just-for-exports
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher river freight adds to delivered fertilizer costs, supporting nitrogen and phosphate prices for the coming planting season.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-09-01 | [More Grain Terminals Found Damaged By Ida, Exports May Stall for Weeks - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5163-more-grain-terminals-found-damaged-by-ida-exports-may-stall-for-weeks-agweb.md) | +10.9% | +15.1% |
| UREA | 2021-08-30 | [Hurricane Ida Shutters Ag Exports with No Clear Timeline on How Long Shipping Delays Could Last - The Scoop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6008-hurricane-ida-shutters-ag-exports-with-no-clear-timeline-on-how-long-shipping.md) | +16.5% | +21.0% |
| UREA | 2022-03-11 | [Potential Potash, Phosphate Shortage Latest Ingredient to ‘Perfect Storm’ for Growers, Economists, Soil Experts Say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42576-potential-potash-phosphate-shortage-latest-ingredient-to-perfect-storm-for.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2022-12-22 | [Mississippi and Ohio Rivers Hit Rock Bottom in Fall 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16668-mississippi-and-ohio-rivers-hit-rock-bottom-in-fall-2022.md) | -1.7% | -11.8% |
| UREA | 2023-04-27 | [Flooding on Upper Mississippi River to halt barge traffic for weeks, USDA says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16633-flooding-on-upper-mississippi-river-to-halt-barge-traffic-for-weeks-usda-says.md) | +3.6% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/article/isr-november-2021-rivers-not-just-for-exports

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