# 2020 Port Update – Delta Business Journal

> A Delta Business Journal update says Mississippi River ports handled grain from this year's harvest, with considerable volume still stored on farms awaiting better prices. It notes the basin produces most U.S. agricultural exports and that about 60% of exported U.S. grain ships through New Orleans and South Louisiana. The article also covers low and high water conditions and pandemic-related challenges.

- Date: 2020-12-02 · published 2020-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49542-2020-port-update-delta-business-journal
- 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

Grain held on farms could reach the river later if prices improve, but the piece offers no new supply or price shock, so its direct price effect is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-05-12 | [St. Louis regional ports claim No. 2 spot for total tonnage – Illinois Business Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53017-st-louis-regional-ports-claim-no-2-spot-for-total-tonnage-illinois-business.md) | +0.6% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-09 | [ILWU PMA Contract Talks Updates for Port Workers \| GetTransport Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21512-ilwu-pma-contract-talks-updates-for-port-workers-gettransport-journal.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-05-03 | [Coast Guard closes portion of Upper Mississippi River to all vessel traffic – Illinois Business Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71173-coast-guard-closes-portion-of-upper-mississippi-river-to-all-vessel-traffic.md) | +0.5% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2023-02-08 | [Barge traffic back to normal; lock closures loom – Illinois Business Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16654-barge-traffic-back-to-normal-lock-closures-loom-illinois-business-journal.md) | -0.3% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2018-10-19 | [St. Joseph Port Has New Operator - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62419-st-joseph-port-has-new-operator-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.9% | -6.2% |
| SOY | 2020-05-12 | [St. Louis regional ports claim No. 2 spot for total tonnage – Illinois Business Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53017-st-louis-regional-ports-claim-no-2-spot-for-total-tonnage-illinois-business.md) | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2025-12-09 | [ILWU PMA Contract Talks Updates for Port Workers \| GetTransport Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21512-ilwu-pma-contract-talks-updates-for-port-workers-gettransport-journal.md) | -2.0% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2017-05-03 | [Coast Guard closes portion of Upper Mississippi River to all vessel traffic – Illinois Business Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71173-coast-guard-closes-portion-of-upper-mississippi-river-to-all-vessel-traffic.md) | +0.8% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- deltabusinessjournal.com: https://deltabusinessjournal.com/2020-port-update/

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