# Hurricane Ida Leaves Lower Mississippi River Largely Shut Down as Damage Reports Come In

> Hurricane Ida shut about 300 miles of the lower Mississippi River, and grain companies are shifting committed export volumes toward Pacific Northwest ports. Power outages across southern Louisiana leave the timeline for restarting terminal operations unknown.

- Date: 2021-09-02 · published 2021-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45093-hurricane-ida-leaves-lower-mississippi-river-largely-shut-down-as-damage
- 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

Closure of Gulf export terminals removes a major share of US grain export capacity, which supports Gulf basis and corn and soybean prices while the shift to Pacific ports adds freight cost.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-08-30 | [Hurricane Ida damages Louisiana grain terminal, disrupts exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45732-hurricane-ida-damages-louisiana-grain-terminal-disrupts-exports-reuters.md) | -6.1% | -11.6% |
| CORN | 2020-08-06 | [Deepening Lower Mississippi River \| Iowa Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51507-deepening-lower-mississippi-river-iowa-soybean-association.md) | +1.4% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2020-02-14 | [Mississippi River Dredging Offers Ag Commodity Shipping Opportunities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54498-mississippi-river-dredging-offers-ag-commodity-shipping-opportunities.md) | +1.2% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-05-01 | [Mississippi River likely to close at St. Louis as waters rise: Coast Guard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70894-mississippi-river-likely-to-close-at-st-louis-as-waters-rise-coast-guard.md) | +1.1% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2020-08-03 | [Funding go-ahead for Mississippi River deepening seen as boon for exports - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51505-funding-go-ahead-for-mississippi-river-deepening-seen-as-boon-for-exports.md) | -1.4% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2021-08-30 | [Hurricane Ida damages Louisiana grain terminal, disrupts exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45732-hurricane-ida-damages-louisiana-grain-terminal-disrupts-exports-reuters.md) | -5.6% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2020-08-06 | [Deepening Lower Mississippi River \| Iowa Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51507-deepening-lower-mississippi-river-iowa-soybean-association.md) | +1.0% | +9.1% |
| SOY | 2025-02-15 | [Concern About Mississippi River Levels, Even in Winter \| AG \| kmaland.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16469-concern-about-mississippi-river-levels-even-in-winter-ag-kmaland-com.md) | -0.7% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2021/09/02/hurricane-ida-leaves-lower-river

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