# R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Barge traffic resumes - Chronicle Media

> A regional weekly column reports Illinois planting running ahead of the five-year average, with corn 74% planted and soybeans 57% planted as of May 9. It also notes that barge traffic resumed at Memphis after the bridge-related suspension, which had created a backlog of 62 vessels and over 1,000 barges.

- Date: 2021-05-19 · published 2021-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47002-r-f-d-news-and-views-barge-traffic-resumes-chronicle-media
- 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

Fast planting supports expectations of normal crop development, which weighs modestly on weather premium. Barge normalization eases freight pressure on Illinois grain shipments.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-16 | [Reducing Mississippi barge traffic stress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16651-reducing-mississippi-barge-traffic-stress.md) | -0.4% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2018-03-02 | [Flood waters impacting barge traffic - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65887-flood-waters-impacting-barge-traffic-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.2% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2022-09-29 | [Low water on the Mississippi River impacting barge traffic \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16679-low-water-on-the-mississippi-river-impacting-barge-traffic-ap-news.md) | +1.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-23 | [Mississippi River Barge Traffic Slowed By Lower Water Levels \| State News \| voiceofalexandria.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46472-mississippi-river-barge-traffic-slowed-by-lower-water-levels-state-news.md) | +2.8% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-16 | [Record Flood-Stage Days Stymie Mississippi River Barge Traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57962-record-flood-stage-days-stymie-mississippi-river-barge-traffic.md) | -2.3% | -9.8% |
| SOY | 2017-10-03 | [River issues slow barge traffic - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68665-river-issues-slow-barge-traffic-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2023-02-16 | [Reducing Mississippi barge traffic stress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16651-reducing-mississippi-barge-traffic-stress.md) | +0.6% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2018-03-02 | [Flood waters impacting barge traffic - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65887-flood-waters-impacting-barge-traffic-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- chronicleillinois.com: https://chronicleillinois.com/agriculture-news/r-f-d-news-views-barge-traffic-resumes/

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