# Mississippi flooding's impact on freight, economy spreads downstream - FreightWaves

> The Mississippi River has been high for months, with historic flooding damaging crops, farmland, levees, bridges and roads across the Midwest. Tow operators report queues at locks and one-way traffic restrictions imposed by the Coast Guard, and the disruption is spreading downstream toward Louisiana. Long-term effects on barge flows remain uncertain.

- Date: 2019-06-18 · published 2019-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58793-mississippi-flooding-s-impact-on-freight-economy-spreads-downstream-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

Persistent river congestion raises freight costs and delays export shipments through Gulf ports, which supports barge rates and weighs on interior grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-01 | [Barge movement resumes on Mississippi, but remains sluggish - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57966-barge-movement-resumes-on-mississippi-but-remains-sluggish-freightwaves.md) | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2023-10-20 | [Mississippi barge rates dropping despite little improvement in river levels - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16593-mississippi-barge-rates-dropping-despite-little-improvement-in-river-levels.md) | -0.6% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2020-10-02 | [Barge Freight Starting to Ease on Mississippi, Illinois Rivers \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50543-barge-freight-starting-to-ease-on-mississippi-illinois-rivers-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2022-10-25 | [Relief still far off for low Mississippi River, hindering barge movement - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39336-relief-still-far-off-for-low-mississippi-river-hindering-barge-movement.md) | -1.4% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [Floods raising freight rates, washing away revenues - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58790-floods-raising-freight-rates-washing-away-revenues-freightwaves.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2019-07-01 | [Barge movement resumes on Mississippi, but remains sluggish - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57966-barge-movement-resumes-on-mississippi-but-remains-sluggish-freightwaves.md) | -2.7% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2023-10-20 | [Mississippi barge rates dropping despite little improvement in river levels - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16593-mississippi-barge-rates-dropping-despite-little-improvement-in-river-levels.md) | -2.7% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2020-10-02 | [Barge Freight Starting to Ease on Mississippi, Illinois Rivers \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50543-barge-freight-starting-to-ease-on-mississippi-illinois-rivers-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.6% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mississippi-floodings-impact-on-freight-economy-spreads-downstream

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