# Barge Movement is Still a Mess | Red River Farm Network

> Barge movement on the Mississippi River system has been slowed by high water, according to DTN analyst Mary Kennedy. Ice on the Illinois River in January and new flood water have prevented barges from reaching some loading spouts, and basis levels along the river are weak.

- Date: 2019-04-04 · published 2019-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59483-barge-movement-is-still-a-mess-red-river-farm-network
- 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

Barges unable to load at river terminals force grain to wait or move by other modes, which weakens local basis and widens the spread between river and rail-served prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-04-19 | [High Water Impedes Barge Movement \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59481-high-water-impedes-barge-movement-red-river-farm-network.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2024-12-06 | [River Restrictions \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16487-river-restrictions-red-river-farm-network.md) | +2.8% | +6.9% |
| 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 | 2019-03-25 | [Flooding Impacts Corn Demand \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9646-flooding-impacts-corn-demand-red-river-farm-network.md) | -5.0% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2023-10-08 | [USDA Explores Third-Quarter Barged Grain Movements on the Mississippi River - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16595-usda-explores-third-quarter-barged-grain-movements-on-the-mississippi-river.md) | -0.2% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2019-04-19 | [High Water Impedes Barge Movement \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59481-high-water-impedes-barge-movement-red-river-farm-network.md) | -3.0% | -6.7% |
| SOY | 2024-12-06 | [River Restrictions \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16487-river-restrictions-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 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) | +2.6% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2019/04/04/barge-movement-still-a-mess/

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