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A new academic paper proposes a mixed-integer model for inland waterway port operations that accounts for water level fluctuations. The study finds the test region would need 81.5% more barges and 39.7% more towboats when water levels are considered.
The research is a modelling study without a new supply shock, so it has little direct price effect on feed commodities or barge freight.
dl.acm.orgNurFarjana, MarufuzzamanMohammad, PuryearStephen M.Feb 1, 2020Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 3,207 past report events, Corn moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.7%), and +0.5% over 20.
After 2,389 past report events, Soybeans moved a median 0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -1.6% to +1.9%), and +0.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
