# UMR 2019 Barge Navigation Season Ends; Duluth Grain Shipping End Near

> The 2019 Upper Mississippi navigation season started late on April 24 and was disrupted by flooding and lock closures, including three closures of the St. Louis Harbor. The last tow left St. Paul on November 28, and hundreds of empty barges were moved south before winter closure.

- Date: 2019-12-09 · published 2019-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55476-umr-2019-barge-navigation-season-ends-duluth-grain-shipping-end-near
- 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

A short, disrupted season limits how much northern grain moved by barge, pushing volume onto rail and trucks and keeping northern freight costs elevated. The effect on prices is largely already reflected in 2019 flows.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-12-02 | [2019 navigation season wraps up > St. Paul District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55477-2019-navigation-season-wraps-up-st-paul-district-news-releases.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2020-02-25 | [2019 River Shipping Season Disappointing as Flooding Took Its Toll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54494-2019-river-shipping-season-disappointing-as-flooding-took-its-toll.md) | +0.4% | -4.8% |
| CORN | 2023-02-13 | [A shorter navigation season expected for MO River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37496-a-shorter-navigation-season-expected-for-mo-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.3% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2017-04-13 | [Decreased demand for grain transportation lowers shipping rates \| World-grain.com \| April 13, 2017 14:17 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71400-decreased-demand-for-grain-transportation-lowers-shipping-rates-world-grain-com.md) | -2.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2017-02-24 | [Barge Glut Chokes U.S. Shipping Sector Despite Record Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72373-barge-glut-chokes-u-s-shipping-sector-despite-record-harvest.md) | +1.5% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-12-02 | [2019 navigation season wraps up > St. Paul District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55477-2019-navigation-season-wraps-up-st-paul-district-news-releases.md) | +1.5% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2020-02-25 | [2019 River Shipping Season Disappointing as Flooding Took Its Toll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54494-2019-river-shipping-season-disappointing-as-flooding-took-its-toll.md) | +1.9% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2017-02-24 | [Barge Glut Chokes U.S. Shipping Sector Despite Record Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72373-barge-glut-chokes-u-s-shipping-sector-despite-record-harvest.md) | +1.5% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/Ag/blogs/market-matters-blog/blog-post/2019/12/09/umr-2019-barge-navigation-season-end-2

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