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USDA's AgTransport weekly grain barge rate bundle, dated October 20, 2026, lists Mississippi River tariff rates and per-ton rates across locations. Tariff rates range from about 800 at Twin Cities to about 493 at Cairo-Memphis, with per-ton rates falling further downriver.
Downbound barge rates set the cost for moving Midwest corn and soybeans to Gulf export and feed markets, so the level and direction of these rates affect local basis. The data is routine and shows no new shock to freight costs.
indexbox.ioOct 22, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
