# New Terminal Expands Grain Handling Capacity for Ag Coast | Feed & Grain

> A new Bruce Oakley grain terminal in Cahokia, Illinois has opened, expanding handling capacity in the St. Louis area known as the Ag Coast of America. The terminal adds barge, rail and truck capacity, with at least 1,000 more truckloads of grain handled daily.

- Date: 2021-07-19 · published 2021-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45963-new-terminal-expands-grain-handling-capacity-for-ag-coast-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Extra capacity at the St. Louis barge hub can ease grain movement and local basis levels. The effect on futures prices is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-07-19 | [New grain terminal opens on “Ag Coast of America”](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45962-new-grain-terminal-opens-on-ag-coast-of-america.md) | -1.1% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2020-10-02 | [Barge Rates Decline, Spurring Basis at River Terminals \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50834-barge-rates-decline-spurring-basis-at-river-terminals-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2019-04-26 | [The future of the Panama Canal: What’s next for grain and coal shipping - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59492-the-future-of-the-panama-canal-what-s-next-for-grain-and-coal-shipping.md) | +0.6% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2017-11-28 | [Extra port capacity to boost Russia's grain exports \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67830-extra-port-capacity-to-boost-russia-s-grain-exports-agrifish-post-online-media.md) | +1.1% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2017-07-01 | [New terminal for Chornomorsk ‣ WorldCargo News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69818-new-terminal-for-chornomorsk-worldcargo-news.md) | +5.2% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/news/15386770/new-terminal-expands-grain-handling-capacity-for-ag-coast

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