# Brighter Days Ahead For Barged Commodities - The Waterways Journal

> The US economy is forecast to grow 6.2% in 2021 as vaccinations drive a spending rebound, boosting container imports. The USDA reports continued strong overseas demand for US corn and soybeans, with grain inspections up at Gulf, Atlantic and Pacific Northwest ports.

- Date: 2021-04-16 · published 2021-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47778-brighter-days-ahead-for-barged-commodities-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Robust export demand and strong macro growth support grain flows and barge demand, while high imported fertilizer costs squeeze planting economics for corn and soybean growers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-04-15 | [Grain commodities: Looking back and ahead - SA Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59715-grain-commodities-looking-back-and-ahead-sa-grain.md) | +0.4% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2017-08-24 | [The Assay - Why the FED’S actions are bullish for commodity prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69364-the-assay-why-the-fed-s-actions-are-bullish-for-commodity-prices.md) | -3.1% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2023-03-17 | [As commodity prices slide, dairies brace for collapsing farmgate milk prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36864-as-commodity-prices-slide-dairies-brace-for-collapsing-farmgate-milk-prices.md) | -1.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-03-17 | [Dollar crunched by cautious Fed, bonds and commodities cheer \| Daily FT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71922-dollar-crunched-by-cautious-fed-bonds-and-commodities-cheer-daily-ft.md) | -1.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2020-10-22 | [Goldman Sachs: Commodities bull market ahead on dollar, inflation risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50555-goldman-sachs-commodities-bull-market-ahead-on-dollar-inflation-risk.md) | +1.6% | +11.5% |
| SOY | 2019-04-15 | [Grain commodities: Looking back and ahead - SA Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59715-grain-commodities-looking-back-and-ahead-sa-grain.md) | -2.0% | -11.6% |
| SOY | 2017-08-24 | [The Assay - Why the FED’S actions are bullish for commodity prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69364-the-assay-why-the-fed-s-actions-are-bullish-for-commodity-prices.md) | -1.3% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2020-10-22 | [Goldman Sachs: Commodities bull market ahead on dollar, inflation risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50555-goldman-sachs-commodities-bull-market-ahead-on-dollar-inflation-risk.md) | -1.4% | +9.7% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2021/04/16/brighter-days-ahead-for-barged-commodities/

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