# Rising Tide Of Oil And Gas Is Moving Barge Rates Back Up - The Waterways Journal

> Barge rates are rising again on strong demand from coal, grain, frac sand and petroleum products. Informa Economics says coal barge rates are 'way up', with some contracts running into next year. Grain markets are described as still strong despite trade uncertainty.

- Date: 2018-06-07 · published 2018-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64691-rising-tide-of-oil-and-gas-is-moving-barge-rates-back-up-the-waterways-journal
- 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

Tighter barge capacity lifts Mississippi and Ohio River freight costs, which narrows the basis for Gulf and river-origin grain and soybeans and can cut farmer returns.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-03-25 | [Ocean, Barge Rates Affected By Ukraine Invasion - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42186-ocean-barge-rates-affected-by-ukraine-invasion-the-waterways-journal.md) | +3.5% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2024-07-03 | [Barge Fleet Cargo Is Diverse - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16523-barge-fleet-cargo-is-diverse-the-waterways-journal.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2020-04-20 | [ARTCO Plans New Barge Fleeting Area - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53515-artco-plans-new-barge-fleeting-area-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.0% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-12-13 | [2019: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55744-2019-the-annual-review-of-waterway-events-the-waterways-journal.md) | +3.9% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2024-07-03 | [Barge Fleet Cargo Is Diverse - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16523-barge-fleet-cargo-is-diverse-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.0% | -11.7% |
| SOY | 2020-04-20 | [ARTCO Plans New Barge Fleeting Area - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53515-artco-plans-new-barge-fleeting-area-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.6% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2018/06/07/rising-tide-of-oil-and-gas-is-moving-barge-rates-back-up/

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