# Osceola River Port now open

> The Osceola River Port in Arkansas reopened after a temporary closure caused by Mississippi River flooding that reached about 33 feet, six feet above flood stage. Officials said the river was expected to crest near 38 feet on March 7 before falling.

- Date: 2018-03-03 · published 2018-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65888-osceola-river-port-now-open
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A major regional grain port being shut for weeks delays farmer deliveries and shipments, but reopening restores some local handling capacity, so the effect on prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-03-19 | [Barge Operations Open Up as Spring Begins \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48007-barge-operations-open-up-as-spring-begins-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.6% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2016-11-01 | [Report warns of danger of failing river infrastructure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73763-report-warns-of-danger-of-failing-river-infrastructure.md) | -1.3% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2020-09-11 | [Port of Blencoe Starts Work on $11M Port – Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51004-port-of-blencoe-starts-work-on-11m-port-inland-rivers-ports-and-terminals-inc.md) | +4.4% | +6.6% |
| SOY | 2020-07-31 | [State of Louisiana, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sign… \| Port NOLA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52281-state-of-louisiana-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-sign-port-nola.md) | -1.2% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2016-11-21 | [Mississippi River Reopened after Barge Breakaway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73762-mississippi-river-reopened-after-barge-breakaway.md) | +6.3% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2021-03-19 | [Barge Operations Open Up as Spring Begins \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48007-barge-operations-open-up-as-spring-begins-red-river-farm-network.md) | +11.4% | +14.1% |
| CORN | 2023-03-30 | [Rosario Ports Operating Normally Despite Strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36873-rosario-ports-operating-normally-despite-strike.md) | -0.5% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2016-11-01 | [Report warns of danger of failing river infrastructure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73763-report-warns-of-danger-of-failing-river-infrastructure.md) | +1.9% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- kait8.com: https://www.kait8.com/story/37636435/osceola-river-port-now-open/

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