# Missouri River to drop below flood stage by week's end - Brownfield Ag News

> The Missouri River is expected to drop below flood stage at all gauges from Yankton, South Dakota to St. Louis by the end of the week. Officials warned that saturated soils and levee damage could lead to renewed flooding in spring, and levee repairs alone will cost more than $1 billion.

- Date: 2019-12-10 · published 2019-12-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55743-missouri-river-to-drop-below-flood-stage-by-week-s-end-brownfield-ag-news
- 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

Recovering river levels ease barge navigation constraints, but lost crops and damaged infrastructure reduce farm output and raise freight costs. Expectations of renewed spring flooding add weather risk to next year's corn and soybean supply.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-11-01 | [Missouri yields vary widely from field to field - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61894-missouri-yields-vary-widely-from-field-to-field-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.6% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2024-04-15 | [Weather a driver for the grain markets - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13196-weather-a-driver-for-the-grain-markets-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2017-05-15 | [Warmer, drier weather settles across the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70858-warmer-drier-weather-settles-across-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2017-04-28 | [Wheat supported by weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71544-wheat-supported-by-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2020-08-28 | [Soybeans supported by demand, damage concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51651-soybeans-supported-by-demand-damage-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.0% | +5.4% |
| SOY | 2018-11-01 | [Missouri yields vary widely from field to field - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61894-missouri-yields-vary-widely-from-field-to-field-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.4% | +5.8% |
| SOY | 2024-04-15 | [Weather a driver for the grain markets - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13196-weather-a-driver-for-the-grain-markets-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.0% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2018-10-22 | [Floods and drought stricken corn on the same farms - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62379-floods-and-drought-stricken-corn-on-the-same-farms-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.4% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/missouri-river-to-drop-below-flood-stage-by-weeks-end/

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