# Weather Extremes Disrupt Grain Transportation Across Key Corridors - RFD-TV

> Severe winter weather is disrupting U.S. grain transportation, with ice slowing barge traffic on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers and low water levels restricting tow sizes near St. Louis. Record flooding in western Washington temporarily closed BNSF routes serving Puget Sound grain terminals before service resumed.

- Date: 2025-12-19 · published 2025-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21703-weather-extremes-disrupt-grain-transportation-across-key-corridors-rfd-tv
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Slower barge and rail movement raises freight costs and can widen interior basis levels as grain backs up at origin. Shipping constraints during peak export season add upward pressure on barge freight.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- rfdtv.com: https://www.rfdtv.com/weather-extremes-disrupt-grain-transportation-across-key-corridors

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