# Barge traffic on Mississippi slowly recovering - FreightWaves

> Flooding along the Mississippi and its tributaries has caused billions in property and crop damage, with many fields destroyed and planting abandoned. Conditions have improved from Burlington, Iowa to St. Louis, but tow size limits and daylight-only bridge passage remain in effect on lower river sections.

- Date: 2019-07-26 · published 2019-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57963-barge-traffic-on-mississippi-slowly-recovering-freightwaves
- 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

Continued tow restrictions keep barge capacity constrained, supporting freight rates and limiting Gulf export flows, while reduced Midwest crop volumes tighten supplies for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-31 | [Flooding continues to disrupt barge traffic in U.S. - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58981-flooding-continues-to-disrupt-barge-traffic-in-u-s-freightwaves.md) | -2.5% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2020-08-03 | [Funding go-ahead for Mississippi River deepening seen as boon for exports - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51505-funding-go-ahead-for-mississippi-river-deepening-seen-as-boon-for-exports.md) | -1.4% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2017-05-09 | [Mississippi River traffic closure causes slowdown for SEMO Port Authority](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70895-mississippi-river-traffic-closure-causes-slowdown-for-semo-port-authority.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2020-09-15 | [Grain shippers brace for tight rail market - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51304-grain-shippers-brace-for-tight-rail-market-freightwaves.md) | +3.3% | +6.5% |
| CORN | 2018-02-26 | [Flooding Halts Shipping on Illinois River, Creates Havoc on Mississippi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66384-flooding-halts-shipping-on-illinois-river-creates-havoc-on-mississippi.md) | +1.8% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2022-12-06 | [Water rising on Mississippi, barges moving more freely south of Memphis - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16664-water-rising-on-mississippi-barges-moving-more-freely-south-of-memphis.md) | +1.6% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2019-05-31 | [Flooding continues to disrupt barge traffic in U.S. - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58981-flooding-continues-to-disrupt-barge-traffic-in-u-s-freightwaves.md) | -2.3% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2020-08-03 | [Funding go-ahead for Mississippi River deepening seen as boon for exports - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51505-funding-go-ahead-for-mississippi-river-deepening-seen-as-boon-for-exports.md) | -3.0% | +5.9% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/barge-traffic-on-mississippi-slowly-recovering

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