# ARTCO Plans New Barge Fleeting Area - The Waterways Journal

> The Waterways Journal reported that Locks 16 and 17 on the Upper Mississippi were temporarily closed as a high-water crest moved downriver, and the Corps maintained high-water measures. Other items covered a reduced spring flood outlook for the Quad Cities and routine dredging notices.

- Date: 2020-04-20 · published 2020-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53515-artco-plans-new-barge-fleeting-area-the-waterways-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

Lock closures on the Upper Mississippi stall barge traffic from Iowa and Illinois grain origins, which can lift barge freight and push soybean and corn basis lower at upriver elevators.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-07-03 | [Barge Fleet Cargo Is Diverse - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16523-barge-fleet-cargo-is-diverse-the-waterways-journal.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| 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 | 2018-06-07 | [Rising Tide Of Oil And Gas Is Moving Barge Rates Back Up - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64691-rising-tide-of-oil-and-gas-is-moving-barge-rates-back-up-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.2% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2018-04-23 | [SIMCO Grain Terminal Progresses Near New Bridge Site - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65380-simco-grain-terminal-progresses-near-new-bridge-site-the-waterways-journal.md) | +1.9% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2020-01-24 | [Contrary Currents For Barge Industry To Continue In 2020 - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54981-contrary-currents-for-barge-industry-to-continue-in-2020-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.5% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2024-07-03 | [Barge Fleet Cargo Is Diverse - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16523-barge-fleet-cargo-is-diverse-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.0% | -11.7% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2018-06-07 | [Rising Tide Of Oil And Gas Is Moving Barge Rates Back Up - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64691-rising-tide-of-oil-and-gas-is-moving-barge-rates-back-up-the-waterways-journal.md) | -5.9% | -16.0% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2020/04/19/artco-plans-new-barge-fleeting-area/

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