# Boatloads of Water Problems

> An Illinois farmer says river shutdowns delay grain shipments and basis setting, which hurts farm income. He ships non-GMO corn and soybeans by barge, mainly to South Korea and Japan, and the article highlights aging waterway infrastructure as a concern.

- Date: 2019-04-08 · published 2019-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59487-boatloads-of-water-problems
- 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

Reliance on aging river infrastructure exposes export grain to recurring disruptions, which can widen basis and create logistics risk for buyers of corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-13 | [Freight railroads work to resolve service problems, delays  - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41860-freight-railroads-work-to-resolve-service-problems-delays-brotherhood-of.md) | +5.0% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2019-12-13 | [2019: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55744-2019-the-annual-review-of-waterway-events-the-waterways-journal.md) | +3.9% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2017-12-11 | [Pere Marquette Last Vessel Out Of St. Paul - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67373-pere-marquette-last-vessel-out-of-st-paul-the-waterways-journal.md) | +4.7% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2020-03-23 | [Allision Leads To Breakaway And River Closure - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54031-allision-leads-to-breakaway-and-river-closure-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2018-04-23 | [SIMCO Grain Terminal Progresses Near New Bridge Site - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65380-simco-grain-terminal-progresses-near-new-bridge-site-the-waterways-journal.md) | +1.9% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2019-12-13 | [2019: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55744-2019-the-annual-review-of-waterway-events-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.9% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2017-12-11 | [Pere Marquette Last Vessel Out Of St. Paul - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67373-pere-marquette-last-vessel-out-of-st-paul-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.3% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2020-03-23 | [Allision Leads To Breakaway And River Closure - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54031-allision-leads-to-breakaway-and-river-closure-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.2% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/boatloads-of-water-problems

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