# Soy and corn barge bids firm; freight costs eyed — TradingView News

> Basis bids for soybeans and corn delivered by barge to U.S. Gulf Coast terminals firmed, as barge freight costs rose on Midwest rivers. Empty barges on the Mississippi at Davenport were offered at 625% of tariff, up from 575% a day earlier. Slow farmer grain sales also supported the firmer bids.

- Date: 2025-07-18 · published 2025-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23940-soy-and-corn-barge-bids-firm-freight-costs-eyed-tradingview-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher barge freight raises the cost of moving grain to Gulf export terminals, which narrows the margin for exporters and supports basis levels. Buyers in the interior should expect firmer delivered prices while freight stays elevated.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-01-27 | [Soybean, corn barge basis bids turn higher on firm freight, weather woes — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21221-soybean-corn-barge-basis-bids-turn-higher-on-firm-freight-weather-woes.md) | -0.1% | +7.3% |
| SOY | 2025-02-06 | [Soybean, corn barge bids firm, following freight up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16474-soybean-corn-barge-bids-firm-following-freight-up.md) | -2.8% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2023-03-27 | [Corn bids drop, soy barge bids remain firm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14859-corn-bids-drop-soy-barge-bids-remain-firm.md) | +5.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2026-02-23 | [High barge freight keeps US corn and soybean CIF NOLA elevated \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16388-high-barge-freight-keeps-us-corn-and-soybean-cif-nola-elevated-s-and-p-global.md) | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-02-19 | [Corn, soybean barge bids turn higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16468-corn-soybean-barge-bids-turn-higher.md) | -0.7% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2026-01-27 | [Soybean, corn barge basis bids turn higher on firm freight, weather woes — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21221-soybean-corn-barge-basis-bids-turn-higher-on-firm-freight-weather-woes.md) | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-02-06 | [Soybean, corn barge bids firm, following freight up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16474-soybean-corn-barge-bids-firm-following-freight-up.md) | +1.4% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2026-02-23 | [High barge freight keeps US corn and soybean CIF NOLA elevated \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16388-high-barge-freight-keeps-us-corn-and-soybean-cif-nola-elevated-s-and-p-global.md) | +2.1% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L6N3TF0TI:0-soy-and-corn-barge-bids-firm-freight-costs-eyed/

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