# Floods Stall Inland Fertilizer Barge Shipments

> Flooding has trapped dozens of loaded barges on the Mississippi near St. Louis, with river locks shut for weeks and fertilizer unable to reach upper Midwest distribution hubs. Railroads are also delayed by winter weather and western Midwest flooding. CHS Inc. says rail service may not return to preferred levels until summer, and the disruption threatens corn and wheat planted acreage.

- Date: 2019-04-25 · published 2019-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59754-floods-stall-inland-fertilizer-barge-shipments
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed fertilizer deliveries could reduce corn and wheat plantings, tightening future feed grain supplies, while higher barge and rail costs raise delivered prices. The disruption supports freight rates and fertilizer prices in the short term.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-09-14 | [Fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remain near zero](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17416-fertilizer-shipments-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-remain-near-zero.md) | +1.9% | -5.2% |
| UREA | 2021-03-30 | [Fertilizer price surge shows signs of a top…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48046-fertilizer-price-surge-shows-signs-of-a-top.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [Urea Shipments Stall at Hormuz as Gulf Backlog Nears 1M Tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1476-urea-shipments-stall-at-hormuz-as-gulf-backlog-nears-1m-tonnes.md) | -1.3% | — |
| UREA | 2024-05-01 | [All Eight Major Fertilizer Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31059-all-eight-major-fertilizer-prices-higher.md) | -6.9% | -5.8% |
| UREA | 2021-09-15 | [U.S. fertilizer prices soar as storms roil industry hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45369-u-s-fertilizer-prices-soar-as-storms-roil-industry-hub.md) | +0.4% | +41.4% |
| CORN | 2019-04-25 | [Floods stall fertilizer shipments in latest blow to U.S. farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59484-floods-stall-fertilizer-shipments-in-latest-blow-to-u-s-farmers.md) | +0.4% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2018-02-23 | [Flooding cripples grain barge shipments on U.S. Midwest rivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66386-flooding-cripples-grain-barge-shipments-on-u-s-midwest-rivers.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [Hormuz fertilizer shipments stay at zero for 2nd month as critical sulfur squeeze bites - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2186-hormuz-fertilizer-shipments-stay-at-zero-for-2nd-month-as-critical-sulfur.md) | -1.5% | — |

## Sources

- marinelink.com: https://www.marinelink.com/news/floods-stall-inland-fertilizer-barge-465475

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