# Over 700 Barges Stuck in Mississippi River From Bridge Crack

> A crack in a Mississippi River bridge near Memphis stranded more than 700 barges, closing the main route for U.S. agricultural exports. The U.S. Coast Guard said the route is shut while Tennessee transportation officials inspect the bridge. The queue stood at 47 vessels and 771 barges.

- Date: 2021-06-01 · published 2021-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47303-over-700-barges-stuck-in-mississippi-river-from-bridge-crack
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stranded barges delay grain and soybean shipments to the Gulf, which can widen Gulf basis and weigh on Midwest cash prices. Freight costs rise while the route is closed.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-11-07 | [Mississippi River's Low Levels Causing Barge Traffic Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10337-mississippi-river-s-low-levels-causing-barge-traffic-issues.md) | -0.7% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2023-04-24 | [Swollen Upper Mississippi River Stalls Barge Traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36574-swollen-upper-mississippi-river-stalls-barge-traffic.md) | -0.7% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2022-10-04 | [U.S. barge backlog swells on parched Mississippi River \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16675-u-s-barge-backlog-swells-on-parched-mississippi-river-reuters.md) | +1.6% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2020-10-02 | [Barge Freight Starting to Ease on Mississippi, Illinois Rivers \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50543-barge-freight-starting-to-ease-on-mississippi-illinois-rivers-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-12/grain-barges-line-up-after-bridge-crack-shuts-mississippi-river

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