# Dry Barge Fleet Consolidation | Feed & Grain

> The U.S. Coast Guard has cut barge tow sizes from St. Louis to the Gulf because of flood conditions, from 40 barges to 25 or fewer on the lower Mississippi. Smaller tows mean more round trips per export order, longer waits and more demurrage risk. The article says barge tariffs are rising.

- Date: 2020-12-01 · published 2020-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49543-dry-barge-fleet-consolidation-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher barge tariffs raise the cost of moving grain to export, and country bids must fall to cover it, which pressures farm-gate cash corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-05-14 | [Barge Backup Continues on Mississippi \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47301-barge-backup-continues-on-mississippi-feed-and-grain.md) | -3.9% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Barge Restrictions Mean Shipping Complications on Mississippi River \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49545-barge-restrictions-mean-shipping-complications-on-mississippi-river-feed-and.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2021-02-25 | [Grain Barges Resume Operations After Severe Winter Weather \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48527-grain-barges-resume-operations-after-severe-winter-weather-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2020-10-01 | [America's Barometer \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50541-america-s-barometer-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.3% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2022-01-20 | [Barge Industry Reports Delays Due to Winter Weather \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16734-barge-industry-reports-delays-due-to-winter-weather-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.6% | +6.7% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/news/15394964/dry-barge-fleet-consolidation

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