# US ag exporters at most risk from Panama and Mississippi restrictions - The Loadstar

> Falling water levels continue to disrupt cargo traffic through the Panama Canal and on the Mississippi River. Panama Canal restrictions are expected to persist for the coming 16 months, and Mississippi shippers are bracing for worse disruption in the coming weeks.

- Date: 2023-09-22 · published 2023-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33986-us-ag-exporters-at-most-risk-from-panama-and-mississippi-restrictions-the
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dual chokepoints on the US export corridor raise freight costs and delay US grain and meal shipments, which supports US Gulf basis discounts and freight-linked prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-05-19 | [Maintenance work and weather threatens to boost Panama Canal congestion - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16858-maintenance-work-and-weather-threatens-to-boost-panama-canal-congestion-the.md) | -2.3% | -9.6% |
| CORN | 2017-07-07 | [Panama Mission focuses on logistics and freight reduction - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69843-panama-mission-focuses-on-logistics-and-freight-reduction-revista-cultivar.md) | -4.4% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2021-04-29 | [GRAPHIC: A 40-year look at the busiest canal on the Mississippi River - Investigate Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47495-graphic-a-40-year-look-at-the-busiest-canal-on-the-mississippi-river.md) | +5.9% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2019-07-12 | [Panama Canal Authority suspends latest draft restrictions on ships - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57985-panama-canal-authority-suspends-latest-draft-restrictions-on-ships-freightwaves.md) | -3.2% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2019-06-27 | [Mixed emotions as Upper Mississippi River reopens to barges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58498-mixed-emotions-as-upper-mississippi-river-reopens-to-barges.md) | -2.5% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2026-05-19 | [Maintenance work and weather threatens to boost Panama Canal congestion - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16858-maintenance-work-and-weather-threatens-to-boost-panama-canal-congestion-the.md) | -1.9% | -7.9% |
| SOY | 2017-07-07 | [Panama Mission focuses on logistics and freight reduction - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69843-panama-mission-focuses-on-logistics-and-freight-reduction-revista-cultivar.md) | -0.8% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2021-04-29 | [GRAPHIC: A 40-year look at the busiest canal on the Mississippi River - Investigate Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47495-graphic-a-40-year-look-at-the-busiest-canal-on-the-mississippi-river.md) | +1.6% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- theloadstar.com: https://theloadstar.com/us-ag-exporters-at-most-risk-from-panama-and-mississippi-restrictions/

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