# U.S. Gulf Coast grain exports slowly resume after Ida as more power restored | Reuters

> Grain exports from the US Gulf Coast began to resume after Hurricane Ida as power returned to some terminals. Cash premiums for corn and soybean barges to the Gulf rose by up to 15 cents a bushel.

- Date: 2021-09-09 · published 2021-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44973-u-s-gulf-coast-grain-exports-slowly-resume-after-ida-as-more-power-restored
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed Gulf loading eases the export bottleneck, but the recovery is gradual, so basis and freight costs stay firm for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-03-07 | [Containerized grain exports surge in 2024 as shipping alliances reshape in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25679-containerized-grain-exports-surge-in-2024-as-shipping-alliances-reshape-in-2025.md) | -1.7% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2026-04-25 | [Argentina truckers end protest at Quequen grain port \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13799-argentina-truckers-end-protest-at-quequen-grain-port-reuters.md) | +2.1% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2019-11-20 | [Grain leaves St. Joseph port for 1st time as barge shipments resume](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55926-grain-leaves-st-joseph-port-for-1st-time-as-barge-shipments-resume.md) | -3.0% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2026-01-18 | [Lower Ocean Freight Rates Could Aid Grain Export Margins - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16886-lower-ocean-freight-rates-could-aid-grain-export-margins-rfd-tv.md) | +0.4% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2023-08-21 | [Midsize bulkers propelled by South American grain exports, analysts say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34763-midsize-bulkers-propelled-by-south-american-grain-exports-analysts-say.md) | +1.3% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2023-07-21 | [EXCLUSIVE: Romanian port can ship more Ukraine grain after collapse of Black Sea deal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14375-exclusive-romanian-port-can-ship-more-ukraine-grain-after-collapse-of-black-sea.md) | +9.5% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2024-01-25 | [Ukraine's Black Sea grain export success tested by Red Sea crisis \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14327-ukraine-s-black-sea-grain-export-success-tested-by-red-sea-crisis-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2018-12-04 | [Ukraine: last season, the Mykolaiv seaport covered more than 30% of the general grain exports -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61438-ukraine-last-season-the-mykolaiv-seaport-covered-more-than-30-of-the-general.md) | +0.5% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-gulf-coast-grain-exports-slowly-resuming-after-ida-more-power-restored-2021-09-09/

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