# Grain Barge Tonnages Drop in 2018 | Feed & Grain News

> USDA data show total 2018 grain barge shipments on the locking Mississippi, Arkansas and Ohio rivers fell 7% to 37.98 million tons. Soybean barge movements dropped 24% on reduced China sales, wheat fell 20%, and corn rose 5%.

- Date: 2019-02-07 · published 2019-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60485-grain-barge-tonnages-drop-in-2018-feed-and-grain-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker soybean and wheat barge volumes reflect soft export demand, while higher corn movements indicate firmer domestic and export corn flows.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-11-09 | [U.S. grain barge tonnage down 7% year-to-date \| 2018-11-09  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61941-u-s-grain-barge-tonnage-down-7-year-to-date-2018-11-09-world-grain.md) | +2.4% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2026-07-24 | [Bulk Grain Shipping Rates Surge 26% in Q2 2026 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16784-bulk-grain-shipping-rates-surge-26-in-q2-2026-feed-and-grain.md) | -5.7% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2017-04-11 | [Grain harvest expected to surpass 2016 figure by 25.1% in March \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71349-grain-harvest-expected-to-surpass-2016-figure-by-25-1-in-march-news-agency.md) | +0.5% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2017-06-08 | [IBGE: May estimate points to grain harvest 29.2% bigger than in 2016 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70328-ibge-may-estimate-points-to-grain-harvest-29-2-bigger-than-in-2016-news-agency.md) | +0.1% | +5.4% |
| SOY | 2021-09-30 | [U.S. grains: Wheat futures surge as supplies drop to 14-year low - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11320-u-s-grains-wheat-futures-surge-as-supplies-drop-to-14-year-low-grainews.md) | -3.3% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-09 | [No Surprises in December WASDE \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43525-no-surprises-in-december-wasde-feed-and-grain.md) | -6.6% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-10 | [Harvest tonnages continue to exceed projections in WA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61502-harvest-tonnages-continue-to-exceed-projections-in-wa-grain-central.md) | +0.8% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-29 | [Feed weekly outlook: New-crop expectations weigh on bids - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57659-feed-weekly-outlook-new-crop-expectations-weigh-on-bids-grainews.md) | -3.2% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- m.fotoarslan.com: https://m.fotoarslan.com/news/grain-barge-tonnages-drop-in-2018

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