# Flood waters impacting barge traffic - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA's Grain Transportation Report says flooding across the Ohio, Illinois, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi rivers is restricting barge traffic. Grain barge movements for the week ending February 24 totaled 418 thousand tons, down 27% week on week and 22% year on year.

- Date: 2018-03-02 · published 2018-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65887-flood-waters-impacting-barge-traffic-brownfield-ag-news
- 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

Flood-related barge restrictions cut shipping volumes and lift freight costs, pressuring Midwest cash bids while supporting barge rates.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-09-29 | [Low water on the Mississippi River impacting barge traffic \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16679-low-water-on-the-mississippi-river-impacting-barge-traffic-ap-news.md) | +1.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2019-05-13 | [High water causing export delays - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58985-high-water-causing-export-delays-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +6.9% | +11.9% |
| CORN | 2023-05-01 | [Flood Waters Continue to Stop Barge Traffic on Upper Mississippi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36107-flood-waters-continue-to-stop-barge-traffic-on-upper-mississippi.md) | +0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2026-01-27 | [Low water levels slowing grain flow down Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16391-low-water-levels-slowing-grain-flow-down-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2023-04-28 | [Flooding Impacts Upper Mississippi Barge Traffic, as “Corn Hit its Lowest in Nine Months” \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16638-flooding-impacts-upper-mississippi-barge-traffic-as-corn-hit-its-lowest-in-nine.md) | +0.5% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2017-10-03 | [River issues slow barge traffic - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68665-river-issues-slow-barge-traffic-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2018-01-22 | [Ice impeding inland waterway transportation, hurting cash basis - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66910-ice-impeding-inland-waterway-transportation-hurting-cash-basis-brownfield-ag.md) | +0.8% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2023-05-01 | [Flood Waters Continue to Stop Barge Traffic on Upper Mississippi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36107-flood-waters-continue-to-stop-barge-traffic-on-upper-mississippi.md) | +1.7% | -7.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/flood-waters-impacting-barge-traffic/

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