# Mississippi River Congestion Still Weighs on Soybean Market

> Mississippi River closures this spring bottlenecked corn and soybean shipments and pushed export premiums sharply higher. Corn export premiums have since fallen, but soybean premiums remain about 30% above normal for this time of year.

- Date: 2019-08-16 · published 2019-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57485-mississippi-river-congestion-still-weighs-on-soybean-market
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Soybean export premiums staying elevated signal that logistics constraints are still tightening soybean supply to export buyers. Corn premiums falling reflects easing congestion, which weighs on corn basis.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-08-06 | [Deepening Lower Mississippi River \| Iowa Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51507-deepening-lower-mississippi-river-iowa-soybean-association.md) | +1.0% | +9.1% |
| SOY | 2020-02-13 | [A Deeper Mississippi River Will Improve the Economics of Soybean Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54493-a-deeper-mississippi-river-will-improve-the-economics-of-soybean-exports.md) | +0.0% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2020-02-13 | [Mississippi River project approved, more corn and soybean export capacity expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54495-mississippi-river-project-approved-more-corn-and-soybean-export-capacity.md) | +0.0% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2022-11-18 | [Navigation Pinch Point on Mississippi River Moves North](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38712-navigation-pinch-point-on-mississippi-river-moves-north.md) | +1.4% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2025-04-10 | [Soybean barge basis firm on river shipping delays](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16455-soybean-barge-basis-firm-on-river-shipping-delays.md) | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Barge Restrictions Mean Shipping Complications on Mississippi River \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49545-barge-restrictions-mean-shipping-complications-on-mississippi-river-feed-and.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2022-11-15 | [Low Mississippi River water levels drive up shipping costs - Marketplace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38859-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-drive-up-shipping-costs-marketplace.md) | -1.3% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2023-08-28 | [Will It Be Deja Vu on the Lower Mississippi River This Fall?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12855-will-it-be-deja-vu-on-the-lower-mississippi-river-this-fall.md) | -1.3% | -8.5% |

## Sources

- gro-intelligence.com: https://www.gro-intelligence.com/insights/mississippi-river-congestion-still-weighs-on-soybean-market

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