# Supply Chain Chaos Spreads To Inland Waterways

> Barge freight prices have nearly doubled over recent months as part of broader transport cost increases across shipping, rail, and trucking. One-month forward river freight rates are up 77% since early April.

- Date: 2021-09-17 · published 2021-09-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45244-supply-chain-chaos-spreads-to-inland-waterways
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained high barge rates raise delivered costs for inland grain and feed ingredients, reducing competitiveness of river-dependent origin grain.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- forbes.com: https://www.forbes.com/sites/garthfriesen/2021/09/17/supply-chain-chaos-spreads-to-inland-waterways/

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