# Extreme Cold Causes US Rivers to Ice Over

> Extreme cold caused the Illinois River and parts of the Ohio River to ice over, with barge traffic on the Illinois nearly stopped. The USACE closed Lock 52 on the lower Ohio to raise wickets, and operators reported conditions would worsen under the 10-day forecast.

- Date: 2018-01-08 · published 2018-01-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66908-extreme-cold-causes-us-rivers-to-ice-over
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Halted barge movements force grain onto costlier rail or leave it in storage, widening basis and pressuring farm bids. Export delays also weaken near-term Gulf demand for U.S. corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-08-30 | [Old River locks closing impacts farmers’ bottom lines](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16689-old-river-locks-closing-impacts-farmers-bottom-lines.md) | -2.9% | -8.3% |
| SOY | 2022-01-27 | [Low Mississippi River water levels impact river users](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16735-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-impact-river-users.md) | +7.3% | +15.4% |
| SOY | 2017-09-01 | [Closed lock and dam causes Mississippi River traffic jam \| News \| komu.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69131-closed-lock-and-dam-causes-mississippi-river-traffic-jam-news-komu-com.md) | +2.2% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2017-11-02 | [Lower River Water Levels Causing Concern for Farmers \| WMIX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67872-lower-river-water-levels-causing-concern-for-farmers-wmix.md) | +0.7% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2020-06-24 | [Illinois River closure to force supply shift for Gulf Coast grain, ethanol buyers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52503-illinois-river-closure-to-force-supply-shift-for-gulf-coast-grain-ethanol-buyers.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/market-matters-blog/blog-post/2018/01/08/extreme-cold-causes-us-rivers-ice

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