# Ice Shuts Down Waterways As Storms Pummel Country - The Waterways Journal

> Icy arctic temperatures and winter storms closed or delayed barge and stevedoring operations from Houston to New Orleans, while a polar vortex brought freezing weather across much of the central US. Winter weather advisories covered about 154 million people, and power outages hit several states.

- Date: 2021-02-19 · published 2021-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48829-ice-shuts-down-waterways-as-storms-pummel-country-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Barge closures on the Mississippi system stall grain movements from the Midwest to Gulf export terminals, which tightens barge capacity and pushes freight rates higher. Higher freight costs widen basis differentials and raise delivered feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2021/02/19/ice-shuts-down-waterways-as-storms-pummel-country/

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