# Grain Journal | 2019 Flooding Challenges Grain Transportation

> A USDA Grain Transportation Report reprint says Midwest flooding since mid-March has pushed Mississippi River levels near record highs and slowed barge grain traffic. St. Louis barge traffic was stopped on May 23 when the gauge passed 38 feet. Railroads are also recovering from flood washouts, and the flooding is expected to reduce next year's corn crop.

- Date: 2019-06-27 · published 2019-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58496-grain-journal-2019-flooding-challenges-grain-transportation
- 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

Flood-related transport delays raise freight costs and cut grain movement to export and processing points, while the expected smaller corn crop adds upward pressure on prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-06-27 | [Grain Transportation Report, June 27, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17021-grain-transportation-report-june-27-2024.md) | -2.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-07-03 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 4, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16529-grain-transportation-report-july-4-2024.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2022-07-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 21, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16695-grain-transportation-report-july-21-2022.md) | -5.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-01-02 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 2, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16482-grain-transportation-report-january-2-2025.md) | -0.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2024-01-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, January 4, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16569-grain-transportation-report-january-4-2024.md) | -1.1% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2019-04-05 | [Grain Journal \| Transportation Impacts of Midwest Flooding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59482-grain-journal-transportation-impacts-of-midwest-flooding.md) | -1.2% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2018-12-14 | [Transportation Challenges May Increase Elevator Costs in 2019 -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61754-transportation-challenges-may-increase-elevator-costs-in-2019.md) | -1.5% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2019-04-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 4, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59480-grain-transportation-report-april-4-2019.md) | +0.4% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- grainjournal.com: https://www.grainjournal.com/article/171672/2019-flooding-challenges-grain-transportation

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