# Closed rivers add insult to injury - Brownfield Ag News

> The Soy Transportation Coalition says flooded rivers closed to barge traffic are slowing farmers and grain traders who want to sell 2018 crop stocks after a recent price rebound. The Missouri River between St. Louis and Kansas City has reopened, but barge operations are limited to daylight and reduced tow sizes. The Mississippi north of St. Louis has also reopened.

- Date: 2019-06-21 · published 2019-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58792-closed-rivers-add-insult-to-injury-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Restricted barge capacity delays farmer selling and export movement, keeping soybean and corn supplies tight at origin while freight costs stay elevated.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2025-06-26 | [Storm runoff beginning to impact shipping - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16444-storm-runoff-beginning-to-impact-shipping-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.5% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2025-01-08 | [Low river levels remain a concern for inland waterways - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16477-low-river-levels-remain-a-concern-for-inland-waterways-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.1% | +6.5% |
| SOY | 2023-05-19 | [Updates to locks and dams begin on Upper Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36108-updates-to-locks-and-dams-begin-on-upper-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.7% | +10.0% |
| SOY | 2024-01-31 | [Diverted shipping routes are changing trade flows - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32019-diverted-shipping-routes-are-changing-trade-flows-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | -7.0% |
| 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 | 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 | 2025-01-08 | [Low river levels remain a concern for inland waterways - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16477-low-river-levels-remain-a-concern-for-inland-waterways-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.8% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/closed-rivers-add-insult-to-injury/

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