# Missouri Farm Bureau

> DTN's weekly preview lists the Federal Reserve meeting, growing dryness in the Mississippi Valley that is lowering river levels and limiting barge draft, and a cool-down with possible showers for the Midwest. It is a general agenda rather than a single event.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:09:18.198Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29531-missouri-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Low Mississippi levels limit barge loadings and widen grain basis along the watershed, which can weigh on farm-gate corn and soybean prices while raising freight costs.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-05-26 | [Low Mississippi River Water Levels Raise Shipping Costs For Farmers — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16362-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-raise-shipping-costs-for-farmers-louisiana.md) | -1.8% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2024-03-01 | [Chaos at Shipping Chokepoints \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31092-chaos-at-shipping-chokepoints-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm-bureau.md) | +4.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2023-09-28 | [Low Mississippi River Levels Drive up Grain Transportation Costs \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16601-low-mississippi-river-levels-drive-up-grain-transportation-costs-farm-bureau.md) | +1.1% | +1.7% |
| 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 | 2019-03-27 | [Missouri River Flooding Didn’t Just Damage Farms, It Impacted The Global Supply Chain \| STLPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60294-missouri-river-flooding-didn-t-just-damage-farms-it-impacted-the-global-supply.md) | -3.4% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2026-05-26 | [Low Mississippi River Water Levels Raise Shipping Costs For Farmers — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16362-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-raise-shipping-costs-for-farmers-louisiana.md) | -0.4% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2024-03-01 | [Chaos at Shipping Chokepoints \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31092-chaos-at-shipping-chokepoints-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm-bureau.md) | +2.5% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2017-10-02 | [Mississippi River Shipping Backlog Hits Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68347-mississippi-river-shipping-backlog-hits-farmers.md) | +0.4% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- dtn.mofb.org: http://dtn.mofb.org/index.cfm?id=0702BF4F&show=4

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