# Grounding Temporarily Closes Lower Miss - The Waterways Journal

> A 35-barge tow pushed by the Ray Eckstein grounded at Victoria Bend, Mile 595 of the Lower Mississippi, on September 19. The river was temporarily closed while barges were cleared, with 18 moved downriver by press time and traffic queued in both directions.

- Date: 2019-09-19 · published 2019-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56943-grounding-temporarily-closes-lower-miss-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

Closures on the Lower Mississippi delay barge movements of grain and soybeans to Gulf export terminals, widening basis and adding freight costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-14 | [High Water Temporarily Closes Two Mississippi River Locks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64902-high-water-temporarily-closes-two-mississippi-river-locks.md) | +1.7% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2026-10-23 | [Mississippi River Grain Freight Rates Fall - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16331-mississippi-river-grain-freight-rates-fall-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.6% | — |
| CORN | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2022-07-26 | [Controlling Draft On Lower Mississippi Increased To 50 Feet Through New Orleans - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16696-controlling-draft-on-lower-mississippi-increased-to-50-feet-through-new-orleans.md) | +6.6% | +4.6% |
| CORN | 2020-03-23 | [Allision Leads To Breakaway And River Closure - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54031-allision-leads-to-breakaway-and-river-closure-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2018-05-14 | [High Water Temporarily Closes Two Mississippi River Locks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64902-high-water-temporarily-closes-two-mississippi-river-locks.md) | +0.4% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.6% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2022-07-26 | [Controlling Draft On Lower Mississippi Increased To 50 Feet Through New Orleans - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16696-controlling-draft-on-lower-mississippi-increased-to-50-feet-through-new-orleans.md) | +8.2% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2019/09/19/grounding-temporarily-closes-lower-miss/

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