# Barge traffic stopped on upper Mississippi | wqad.com

> Flood waters have halted all barge traffic from Lock and Dam 17 north, according to the USDA Grain Transportation Report, with no boats above St. Louis as of April 24. Closures are expected to last about three weeks, and further lock closures could extend as far south as Lock 22 by May 5.

- Date: 2023-04-28 · published 2023-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36575-barge-traffic-stopped-on-upper-mississippi-wqad-com
- 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

Stranded grain and slow sales have pushed barge freight rates below normal, which can cut shipping costs but also reduce river bids for corn and soybeans, and a longer shutdown would build up supply in the interior and pressure local prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-05-01 | [Flood Waters Continue to Stop Barge Traffic on Upper Mississippi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36107-flood-waters-continue-to-stop-barge-traffic-on-upper-mississippi.md) | +0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2023-04-24 | [Swollen Upper Mississippi River Stalls Barge Traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36574-swollen-upper-mississippi-river-stalls-barge-traffic.md) | -0.7% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2023-04-27 | [Flooding on Upper Mississippi River to halt barge traffic for weeks, USDA says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16633-flooding-on-upper-mississippi-river-to-halt-barge-traffic-for-weeks-usda-says.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-09-29 | [Low water on the Mississippi River impacting barge traffic \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16679-low-water-on-the-mississippi-river-impacting-barge-traffic-ap-news.md) | +1.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-11-07 | [Mississippi River's Low Levels Causing Barge Traffic Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10337-mississippi-river-s-low-levels-causing-barge-traffic-issues.md) | -0.7% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2023-05-01 | [Flood Waters Continue to Stop Barge Traffic on Upper Mississippi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36107-flood-waters-continue-to-stop-barge-traffic-on-upper-mississippi.md) | +1.7% | -7.4% |
| SOY | 2023-04-24 | [Swollen Upper Mississippi River Stalls Barge Traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36574-swollen-upper-mississippi-river-stalls-barge-traffic.md) | -2.6% | -11.9% |
| SOY | 2023-04-27 | [Flooding on Upper Mississippi River to halt barge traffic for weeks, USDA says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16633-flooding-on-upper-mississippi-river-to-halt-barge-traffic-for-weeks-usda-says.md) | +0.8% | -7.8% |

## Sources

- wqad.com: https://www.wqad.com/article/weather/severe-weather/barge-traffic-stopped-locks-closed-north-mississippi-river/526-e89d10cc-a6ea-4492-b310-5592a77fcadb

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