# Two projects promise to boost containerized soybeans

> Two proposed projects aim to expand containerized soybean exports: a greenfield container and intermodal terminal at Plaquemines Port in Louisiana, and a new class of self-propelled inland vessels to shuttle containers from upriver terminals. The container port is at least three to four years from operation and still needs major capital.

- Date: 2018-11-27 · published 2018-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62222-two-projects-promise-to-boost-containerized-soybeans
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

These projects are long-term infrastructure plans with no near-term supply effect, so they have little immediate price impact on soybeans or freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-11-09 | [Report Touts Containerization For Soy Exports - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61944-report-touts-containerization-for-soy-exports-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.4% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2025-03-07 | [Containerized grain exports surge in 2024 as shipping alliances reshape in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25679-containerized-grain-exports-surge-in-2024-as-shipping-alliances-reshape-in-2025.md) | -1.7% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2021-02-01 | [Congestion expected to boost bulker rates in record year for grains market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48519-congestion-expected-to-boost-bulker-rates-in-record-year-for-grains-market.md) | -0.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2022-01-25 | [Lock and Dam Project Receives $732 Million in Renovation Funding Key to Help Ensure Global Competitiveness of U.S. Soy \| United Soybean Board](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43330-lock-and-dam-project-receives-732-million-in-renovation-funding-key-to-help.md) | +6.2% | +16.5% |
| SOY | 2020-04-22 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Expected issues in the Brazilian soybean supply chain in a new record production year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53491-aquafeed-com-expected-issues-in-the-brazilian-soybean-supply-chain-in-a-new.md) | -0.6% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- ajot.com: https://www.ajot.com/premium/ajot-two-projects-promise-to-boost-containerized-soybeans

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