# Supply chain can stretch, break due to crumbling infrastructure - Texas Farm Bureau

> An I-40 bridge over the Mississippi between Arkansas and Tennessee remains closed after a fractured support beam was found in early May. The closure disrupted river and road traffic, with 62 vessels and 1,058 barges queued when the river was first shut.

- Date: 2021-06-08 · published 2021-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46473-supply-chain-can-stretch-break-due-to-crumbling-infrastructure-texas-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Extended disruption at a key Mississippi chokepoint raises barge delays and freight costs for grain flowing to New Orleans, which can widen basis and lower farm bids north of the bridge.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-11-01 | [Report warns of danger of failing river infrastructure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73763-report-warns-of-danger-of-failing-river-infrastructure.md) | +1.9% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2019-02-11 | [Some infrastructure gains, but more needed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60486-some-infrastructure-gains-but-more-needed.md) | +1.2% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-02-10 | [Opinion: Upper Mississippi River infrastructure finally gets its due](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42890-opinion-upper-mississippi-river-infrastructure-finally-gets-its-due.md) | -0.0% | +11.8% |
| CORN | 2017-07-13 | [Ukraine pushes grain export infrastructure projects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69815-ukraine-pushes-grain-export-infrastructure-projects.md) | +0.3% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2026-04-01 | [Infrastructure upgrades needed for competitive edge \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16372-infrastructure-upgrades-needed-for-competitive-edge-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -1.7% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2016-11-01 | [Report warns of danger of failing river infrastructure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73763-report-warns-of-danger-of-failing-river-infrastructure.md) | -1.3% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2019-02-11 | [Some infrastructure gains, but more needed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60486-some-infrastructure-gains-but-more-needed.md) | -0.8% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2022-02-10 | [Opinion: Upper Mississippi River infrastructure finally gets its due](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42890-opinion-upper-mississippi-river-infrastructure-finally-gets-its-due.md) | -0.5% | +6.6% |

## Sources

- texasfarmbureau.org: https://texasfarmbureau.org/supply-chain-can-stretch-break-due-to-crumbling-infrastructure/

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