# Grains go with the flow - Morning Ag Clips

> Morning Ag Clips republishes the U.S. Grains Council article saying the U.S. inland waterway system is operating normally during COVID-19, with more than 12,000 miles of marine highways moving grain from farms to Gulf ports. The piece describes how river elevators act as collection points for barge loading.

- Date: 2020-05-14 · published 2020-05-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53014-grains-go-with-the-flow-morning-ag-clips
- 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

Confirmed normal barge operations support steady grain export logistics and low transport costs, a modestly bearish factor for Gulf and river basis.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-05-07 | [Grains Go With The Flow: U.S. Inland Waterway System Operating Normally During COVID-19 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53012-grains-go-with-the-flow-u-s-inland-waterway-system-operating-normally-during.md) | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2026-08-05 | [Grain flows again as Argentina reaches deal with striking pilots](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13782-grain-flows-again-as-argentina-reaches-deal-with-striking-pilots.md) | -0.5% | +12.4% |
| CORN | 2020-09-25 | [Grain Barging Returns To Upper Missouri With New Blencoe Facility - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51000-grain-barging-returns-to-upper-missouri-with-new-blencoe-facility-the-waterways.md) | +3.9% | +8.6% |
| CORN | 2026-09-08 | [Grain exports flow again as Argentina reaches deal with striking pilots \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17500-grain-exports-flow-again-as-argentina-reaches-deal-with-striking-pilots-world.md) | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-03-21 | [Northern snow melt could delay grain shipping on the Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59980-northern-snow-melt-could-delay-grain-shipping-on-the-mississippi-river.md) | -1.2% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2020-05-07 | [Grains Go With The Flow: U.S. Inland Waterway System Operating Normally During COVID-19 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53012-grains-go-with-the-flow-u-s-inland-waterway-system-operating-normally-during.md) | +0.7% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2026-08-05 | [Grain flows again as Argentina reaches deal with striking pilots](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13782-grain-flows-again-as-argentina-reaches-deal-with-striking-pilots.md) | -0.6% | +13.1% |
| SOY | 2020-09-25 | [Grain Barging Returns To Upper Missouri With New Blencoe Facility - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51000-grain-barging-returns-to-upper-missouri-with-new-blencoe-facility-the-waterways.md) | +2.3% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- morningagclips.com: https://www.morningagclips.com/grains-go-with-the-flow/

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