# Five Lock and Dam Closures on Illinois River Looming

> Five Illinois River lock and dam repairs are scheduled from July 1 through October 29, 2020, as part of a consolidated Rock Island District schedule. The locks date from the 1930s and are past their 50-year design life.

- Date: 2020-06-15 · published 2020-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52501-five-lock-and-dam-closures-on-illinois-river-looming
- 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

Scheduled closures on a key corn and soy route will raise transport costs and reroute some supply, which can widen Illinois River basis and freight costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-05-29 | [ACBL: Illinois River lock closures still set to start on schedule - Marine Log](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53327-acbl-illinois-river-lock-closures-still-set-to-start-on-schedule-marine-log.md) | +1.0% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2018-04-25 | [Damaged lock forces closure of Mississippi River in Illinois – Professional Mariner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65675-damaged-lock-forces-closure-of-mississippi-river-in-illinois-professional.md) | +2.4% | +5.0% |
| 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 | 2020-03-23 | [Allision Leads To Breakaway And River Closure - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54031-allision-leads-to-breakaway-and-river-closure-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2023-05-19 | [Updates to locks and dams begin on Upper Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36108-updates-to-locks-and-dams-begin-on-upper-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +6.7% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2020-05-29 | [ACBL: Illinois River lock closures still set to start on schedule - Marine Log](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53327-acbl-illinois-river-lock-closures-still-set-to-start-on-schedule-marine-log.md) | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2018-04-25 | [Damaged lock forces closure of Mississippi River in Illinois – Professional Mariner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65675-damaged-lock-forces-closure-of-mississippi-river-in-illinois-professional.md) | +2.0% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2020-03-23 | [Allision Leads To Breakaway And River Closure - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54031-allision-leads-to-breakaway-and-river-closure-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.2% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/columns/cash-market-moves/article/2020/06/15/five-lock-dam-closures-illinois

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