# Freezing Weather Slowing Down Transportation of Ag Commodities | KQLX

> Below-zero temperatures have slowed the movement of farm commodities by rail and barge. Smaller train units make rail freight less efficient, and ice along the Illinois River narrows open channels and complicates lock passage. Worker safety is an added concern in the cold.

- Date: 2021-02-19 · published 2021-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48533-freezing-weather-slowing-down-transportation-of-ag-commodities-kqlx
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Slower rail and barge transit raises freight costs and delays deliveries, which can widen interior basis. The effect is temporary if the cold eases.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agnews890.com: https://www.agnews890.com/2021/02/18/freezing-weather-slowing-down-transportation-of-ag-commodities/

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