# River ice is impeding movement of soybeans and putting pressure on local prices - Brownfield Ag News

> Ice on rivers is impeding soybean movement, and barge tonnage on key waterways was recently cut by more than 60 percent. An elevator with both rail and barge loading accepted deliveries only for rail while barge traffic was interrupted.

- Date: 2018-01-30 · published 2018-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67159-river-ice-is-impeding-movement-of-soybeans-and-putting-pressure-on-local-prices
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

With barge capacity sharply reduced, soybeans pile up at origin and local cash prices come under pressure, while barge freight rates rise.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-10-16 | [Poor timing of low Mississippi River levels - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28040-poor-timing-of-low-mississippi-river-levels-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | +1.3% |
| 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 | 2025-10-15 | [Low Mississippi River levels threaten fall grain movement - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16417-low-mississippi-river-levels-threaten-fall-grain-movement-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.4% | +10.6% |
| 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 | 2023-12-13 | [Ag transportation expert: unclear how low Mississippi River is affecting ag exports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16583-ag-transportation-expert-unclear-how-low-mississippi-river-is-affecting-ag.md) | -0.8% | -7.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/podcast/river-ice-impeding-movement-soybeans-putting-pressure-local-prices/

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