# Flood-swollen Mississippi River closed to shipping at St. Louis: U.S. Coast Guard

> The U.S. Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River near St. Louis to all boat and barge traffic between river mile markers 179 and 184 as floodwaters pushed the river to near-record levels. The St. Louis gauge was forecast to rise to 42.5 feet, about 7 feet below the 1993 record. Officials expected levels to recede over two weeks, though further rain could change that outlook.

- Date: 2019-05-03 · published 2019-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59262-flood-swollen-mississippi-river-closed-to-shipping-at-st-louis-u-s-coast-guard
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Closing a key grain shipping artery halts barge movements of corn, soybeans and wheat out of the Midwest, tightening nearby cash supply and lifting barge freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shipping-mississippi-river/flood-swollen-mississippi-river-closed-to-shipping-at-st-louis-us-coast-guard-idUSKCN1S91HX/

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