# Contrary Currents For Barge Industry To Continue In 2020 - The Waterways Journal

> A Waterways Journal piece says 2019 was a tough year for barge operators, with historic flooding and trade tensions cutting fertilizer and agricultural bargeloads. Floods prevented 19.8 million acres from being planted in 2019. Industry leaders expect some recovery in 2020 but cite continued cost pressures from navigation events.

- Date: 2020-01-24 · published 2020-01-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54981-contrary-currents-for-barge-industry-to-continue-in-2020-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced barge demand and high navigation costs can lift barge freight rates when river conditions disrupt, while lower planted acreage tightens the grain supply outlook.

## Read by commodity

- 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 | 2020-04-20 | [ARTCO Plans New Barge Fleeting Area - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53515-artco-plans-new-barge-fleeting-area-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.0% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-12-13 | [2019: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55744-2019-the-annual-review-of-waterway-events-the-waterways-journal.md) | +3.9% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2022-03-25 | [Ocean, Barge Rates Affected By Ukraine Invasion - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42186-ocean-barge-rates-affected-by-ukraine-invasion-the-waterways-journal.md) | +3.5% | +8.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2020/01/24/contrary-currents-for-barge-industry-to-continue-in-2020/

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