# Ice accumulations slowing barge traffic

> Ice accumulations on rivers are slowing barge traffic, and soybean and grain shippers expect to contend with the disruption for several weeks. The article is a general report with no specific volumes or prices.

- Date: 2018-01-19 · published 2018-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67158-ice-accumulations-slowing-barge-traffic
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Slower barge movements raise transport costs and delay deliveries to export terminals, which tends to weigh on local soybean cash bids while lifting barge freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-05-26 | [When barge traffic slows, soybean basis suffers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16631-when-barge-traffic-slows-soybean-basis-suffers.md) | +2.2% | +14.9% |
| SOY | 2022-11-07 | [Mississippi River's Low Levels Causing Barge Traffic Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10337-mississippi-river-s-low-levels-causing-barge-traffic-issues.md) | +0.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2018-03-02 | [Flood waters impacting barge traffic - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65887-flood-waters-impacting-barge-traffic-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2019-02-25 | [Flooding Slowing Traffic on U.S. Rivers and It's Not Even Spring Yet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60484-flooding-slowing-traffic-on-u-s-rivers-and-it-s-not-even-spring-yet.md) | -1.2% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/ice-accumulations-slowing-barge-traffic

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