# Port of Baton Rouge Returning to "Normal" — Louisiana Farm Bureau News

> The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is returning to normal operations after nearly six months of disruption caused by record high water. Operators had changed how they unloaded grain in March, and unloading slowed without a grain elevator. The port's director says the lowering of the river has allowed operations to recover.

- Date: 2019-08-08 · published 2019-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57486-port-of-baton-rouge-returning-to-normal-louisiana-farm-bureau-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

Restored capacity at a key Gulf export port eases the bottleneck for grain exports. The effect on prices is limited because the recovery is already largely priced in.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-02-15 | [Trucks are returning to normal at ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66511-trucks-are-returning-to-normal-at-ports.md) | -0.2% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2024-07-22 | [River traffic returning to normal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16527-river-traffic-returning-to-normal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.1% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2026-05-26 | [Low Mississippi River Water Levels Raise Shipping Costs For Farmers — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16362-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-raise-shipping-costs-for-farmers-louisiana.md) | -1.8% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2024-07-25 | [St. Louis area returns to close-to-normal water levels - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16524-st-louis-area-returns-to-close-to-normal-water-levels-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.9% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2020-07-31 | [State of Louisiana, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sign… \| Port NOLA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52281-state-of-louisiana-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-sign-port-nola.md) | -0.7% | +7.0% |
| SOY | 2018-02-15 | [Trucks are returning to normal at ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66511-trucks-are-returning-to-normal-at-ports.md) | +1.4% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2024-07-22 | [River traffic returning to normal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16527-river-traffic-returning-to-normal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -14.4% |
| SOY | 2020-09-08 | [Investments in Mississippi River Dredging Improve Export Efficiency — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51003-investments-in-mississippi-river-dredging-improve-export-efficiency-louisiana.md) | +5.1% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- lafarmbureaunews.com: https://lafarmbureaunews.com/news/2019/8/7/port-of-baton-rouge-returning-to-normal

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