# Upper Miss corn barge movements near nine-year high

> Downbound corn barge shipments through Locks 27 near St. Louis reached 745,000 tons for the week ending June 16, the highest weekly volume since 2009. USDA data show total grain barge movements up 110% from a year earlier. High water on the Upper Mississippi is expected to disrupt traffic, and Ohio River lock problems may halt traffic from around June 23.

- Date: 2018-07-01 · published 2018-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64417-upper-miss-corn-barge-movements-near-nine-year-high
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong corn barge demand and river disruptions tighten barge capacity and lift freight costs, supporting Gulf and Midwest corn basis. Higher barge rates raise delivered corn costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-05-09 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: High water, closed rives halt barge movement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70893-weekly-grain-movement-high-water-closed-rives-halt-barge-movement.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-02-19 | [Corn, soybean barge bids turn higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16468-corn-soybean-barge-bids-turn-higher.md) | -5.4% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2025-04-03 | [Corn barge basis edges higher as freight stays high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25310-corn-barge-basis-edges-higher-as-freight-stays-high.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2026-02-23 | [High barge freight keeps US corn and soybean CIF NOLA elevated \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16388-high-barge-freight-keeps-us-corn-and-soybean-cif-nola-elevated-s-and-p-global.md) | +2.1% | +7.7% |
| CORN | 2025-02-06 | [Soybean, corn barge bids firm, following freight up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16474-soybean-corn-barge-bids-firm-following-freight-up.md) | +1.4% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- workboat.com: https://www.workboat.com/coastal-inland-waterways/upper-miss-corn-barge-movements-near-nine-year-high

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