# Corps of Engineers says farewell to another navigation season  on Upper Mississippi River  > St. Paul District > News Releases

> The Army Corps St. Paul District closed the 2018 navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. The last tow departed St. Paul on November 25 and the last southbound lock passage was on December 1.

- Date: 2018-12-07 · published 2018-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61477-corps-of-engineers-says-farewell-to-another-navigation-season-on-upper
- 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

The seasonal close ends barge movement from the upper river until spring, so northern grain shipments move by rail or truck during winter. The effect on prices is routine and limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-07-23 | [Corps of Engineers invites public aboard the largest diesel towboat on the Mississippi River > St. Louis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45961-corps-of-engineers-invites-public-aboard-the-largest-diesel-towboat-on-the.md) | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2019-12-02 | [2019 navigation season wraps up > St. Paul District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55477-2019-navigation-season-wraps-up-st-paul-district-news-releases.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2021-07-30 | [Corps to host three open houses onboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi > St. Paul District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45960-corps-to-host-three-open-houses-onboard-the-motor-vessel-mississippi-st-paul.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2023-06-28 | [Corps of Engineers forecasts full river navigation season \| Jefferson City News Tribune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35678-corps-of-engineers-forecasts-full-river-navigation-season-jefferson-city-news.md) | -7.6% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-06-28 | [Army Corps of Engineers Expects Challenges with Mississippi River Navigation - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29952-army-corps-of-engineers-expects-challenges-with-mississippi-river-navigation.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2021-07-23 | [Corps of Engineers invites public aboard the largest diesel towboat on the Mississippi River > St. Louis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45961-corps-of-engineers-invites-public-aboard-the-largest-diesel-towboat-on-the.md) | +1.3% | -6.6% |
| SOY | 2019-12-02 | [2019 navigation season wraps up > St. Paul District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55477-2019-navigation-season-wraps-up-st-paul-district-news-releases.md) | +1.5% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2021-07-30 | [Corps to host three open houses onboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi > St. Paul District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45960-corps-to-host-three-open-houses-onboard-the-motor-vessel-mississippi-st-paul.md) | -2.2% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- mvp.usace.army.mil: https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/1707458/corps-of-engineers-says-farewell-to-another-navigation-season-on-upper-mississi/

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