# Floods impacting transportation of farm products - Brownfield Ag News

> The U.S. Soy Transportation Coalition reports that high water is shrinking barge flotillas, which raises the cost per barge. Flooding is also damaging local roads and railroads, and some repairs may be delayed by further high water. Fertilizer and other Gulf shipments are expected to stay disrupted for weeks, and farmers are advised to plan for detours.

- Date: 2019-03-21 · published 2019-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59985-floods-impacting-transportation-of-farm-products-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Higher barge and rail costs and delayed fertilizer deliveries raise input costs for feed and grain producers and may support urea and freight prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-04-28 | [Flooding Impacts Upper Mississippi Barge Traffic, as “Corn Hit its Lowest in Nine Months” \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16638-flooding-impacts-upper-mississippi-barge-traffic-as-corn-hit-its-lowest-in-nine.md) | -0.7% | +2.8% |
| UREA | 2024-01-18 | [Global shipping delays will affect fertilizer prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32437-global-shipping-delays-will-affect-fertilizer-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +12.2% |
| UREA | 2024-10-11 | [USDA Updates Effects of 2018 Farm Bill Expiration and FY 2025 Continuing Resolution - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27842-usda-updates-effects-of-2018-farm-bill-expiration-and-fy-2025-continuing.md) | -0.3% | -6.0% |
| UREA | 2023-04-19 | [Barge operations to stop as Mississippi rises increasing costs to farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16636-barge-operations-to-stop-as-mississippi-rises-increasing-costs-to-farmers.md) | +2.3% | +6.8% |
| UREA | 2022-09-14 | [Europe slashes fertilizer production \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39893-europe-slashes-fertilizer-production-the-western-producer.md) | +0.4% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/floods-impacting-transportation-of-farm-products/

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