# Ida, Nicholas Temporarily Halt Grain Exports From Lower Mississippi River - The Waterways Journal

> The Waterways Journal reports that Hurricanes Ida and Nicholas slowed or halted grain exports from Texas and Louisiana ports for two weeks. USDA inspections of corn for export were the lowest in 8.5 years, with no grain inspected on the Louisiana Gulf Coast. More than 50 bulk vessels were waiting on the Lower Mississippi for terminals to reopen.

- Date: 2021-09-20 · published 2021-09-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45000-ida-nicholas-temporarily-halt-grain-exports-from-lower-mississippi-river-the
- 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

A near-halt in Gulf loadings sharply cuts export demand for US corn and soybeans during harvest, weighing on cash prices. Barge and freight costs rise on the disruption.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-10-21 | [Low Water And Mississippi River Drafts - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16676-low-water-and-mississippi-river-drafts-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.9% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2024-09-04 | [Low water levels on the Mississippi River impact barges and grain exports before harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16513-low-water-levels-on-the-mississippi-river-impact-barges-and-grain-exports.md) | -1.4% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Low Water Continues For Middle Mississippi - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16608-low-water-continues-for-middle-mississippi-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2023-09-29 | [Mississippi River Near Historic Lows, Grain Exports at Risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16603-mississippi-river-near-historic-lows-grain-exports-at-risk.md) | +1.9% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2022-11-04 | [Grain deliveries halted at Mississippi River elevators \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10333-grain-deliveries-halted-at-mississippi-river-elevators-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.9% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2022-10-21 | [Low Water And Mississippi River Drafts - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16676-low-water-and-mississippi-river-drafts-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.7% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2024-09-04 | [Low water levels on the Mississippi River impact barges and grain exports before harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16513-low-water-levels-on-the-mississippi-river-impact-barges-and-grain-exports.md) | -2.0% | +6.0% |
| SOY | 2023-08-25 | [Low Water Continues For Middle Mississippi - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16608-low-water-continues-for-middle-mississippi-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2021/09/20/ida-nicholas-temporarily-halt-grain-exports-from-lower-mississippi-river/

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