# Flooding cripples grain barge shipments on U.S. Midwest rivers

> Several grain elevators along the lower Ohio River stopped loading barges because rising water prevented vessels from fitting under grain spouts. Traders said loading and movement could also halt on the Mississippi from Cairo south.

- Date: 2018-02-23 · published 2018-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66386-flooding-cripples-grain-barge-shipments-on-u-s-midwest-rivers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Halted loading cuts barge capacity during peak demand and raises freight rates for Midwest grain. Delays can widen cash basis at affected river elevators.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-02-26 | [Flooding Halts Shipping on Illinois River, Creates Havoc on Mississippi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66384-flooding-halts-shipping-on-illinois-river-creates-havoc-on-mississippi.md) | +1.8% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2018-10-10 | [Excessive Rain Disrupts US River Barge Shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62422-excessive-rain-disrupts-us-river-barge-shipping.md) | +4.0% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2019-04-25 | [Floods stall fertilizer shipments in latest blow to U.S. farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59484-floods-stall-fertilizer-shipments-in-latest-blow-to-u-s-farmers.md) | +0.4% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2019-04-25 | [Floods Stall Inland Fertilizer Barge Shipments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59754-floods-stall-inland-fertilizer-barge-shipments.md) | +0.4% | +6.2% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- marinelink.com: https://www.marinelink.com/news/shipments-cripples434322
- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shipping-grains/flooding-cripples-grain-barge-shipments-on-u-s-midwest-rivers-idUSKCN1G700C/

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