# Barge Breakaway Halts Mississippi River Traffic North

> The Mississippi River closed to vessel traffic north of St. Louis after a 12-barge tow carrying corn broke apart and hit Lock and Dam 25. Barge freight rates jumped on Midwest rivers while recovery work was expected to take several days.

- Date: 2018-09-26 · published 2018-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62915-barge-breakaway-halts-mississippi-river-traffic-north
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Blocked northbound and southbound grain movements tighten barge capacity and raise freight costs, supporting barge rates while weighing on Midwest corn and soybean cash bids.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-09-26 | [Mississippi River Vessel Traffic Halted Due to Breakaway Barges North of St. Louis -Army Corps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62914-mississippi-river-vessel-traffic-halted-due-to-breakaway-barges-north-of-st.md) | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-04-24 | [Swollen Upper Mississippi River Stalls Barge Traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36574-swollen-upper-mississippi-river-stalls-barge-traffic.md) | -0.7% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2022-11-07 | [Mississippi River's Low Levels Causing Barge Traffic Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10337-mississippi-river-s-low-levels-causing-barge-traffic-issues.md) | -0.7% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-16 | [Record Flood-Stage Days Stymie Mississippi River Barge Traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57962-record-flood-stage-days-stymie-mississippi-river-barge-traffic.md) | -2.3% | -9.8% |
| CORN | 2023-04-27 | [Flooding on Upper Mississippi River to halt barge traffic for weeks, USDA says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16633-flooding-on-upper-mississippi-river-to-halt-barge-traffic-for-weeks-usda-says.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- marinelink.com: https://www.marinelink.com/news/barge-breakaway-halts-mississippi-river-441941

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