# Corn, soybean barge basis firm as some rivers rise

> Basis bids for corn and soybeans shipped by barge to the US Gulf firmed as rising river levels on the Ohio and ice on interior rivers slowed loading and barge movement. Corn export inspections for the week ended February 13 beat expectations while soybean inspections fell short. Barge premiums rose by about 1 cent.

- Date: 2025-02-18 · published 2025-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26233-corn-soybean-barge-basis-firm-as-some-rivers-rise
- 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

Barge delays and higher river freight costs raise the cost of moving grain to the Gulf, which widens interior basis and supports Gulf export premiums while pressuring farm-gate prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [Soybean barge basis firm on river shipping delays](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16455-soybean-barge-basis-firm-on-river-shipping-delays.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 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) | +1.6% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2022-11-23 | [River Levels and Barge Rates Impacting Corn and Soybean Basis - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38711-river-levels-and-barge-rates-impacting-corn-and-soybean-basis-center-for.md) | -1.6% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2022-11-30 | [Mississippi River levels, barge rates took a heavy toll on corn and soybean basis \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38861-mississippi-river-levels-barge-rates-took-a-heavy-toll-on-corn-and-soybean.md) | -3.9% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2023-10-06 | [Low river levels, barge freight, and widening basis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16596-low-river-levels-barge-freight-and-widening-basis.md) | -0.5% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2022-11-23 | [River Levels and Barge Rates Impacting Corn and Soybean Basis - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38711-river-levels-and-barge-rates-impacting-corn-and-soybean-basis-center-for.md) | +2.8% | +3.6% |
| SOY | 2023-05-26 | [When barge traffic slows, soybean basis suffers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16631-when-barge-traffic-slows-soybean-basis-suffers.md) | +2.2% | +14.9% |
| SOY | 2022-11-30 | [Mississippi River levels, barge rates took a heavy toll on corn and soybean basis \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38861-mississippi-river-levels-barge-rates-took-a-heavy-toll-on-corn-and-soybean.md) | -0.3% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L2N3P913Y:0-corn-soybean-barge-basis-firm-as-some-rivers-rise/

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