# Ice accumulation impedes grain transport | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

> Cold weather has frozen parts of the Illinois, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and inland waterways remain constricted. USDA data show grain barge tonnage in the first two weeks of January was 496,000 tons, 63% below the same period last year.

- Date: 2018-01-22 · published 2018-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67160-ice-accumulation-impedes-grain-transport-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Export-season grain movement through the Gulf depends on barge capacity, so the shortfall delays shipments and widens basis, pressuring cash grain prices while supporting barge freight.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-04-14 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 14, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16716-grain-transportation-report-april-14-2022.md) | +4.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2018-04-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 12, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65379-grain-transportation-report-april-12-2018.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2023-04-13 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 13, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14853-grain-transportation-report-april-13-2023.md) | +0.1% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2023-11-30 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 30, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33061-grain-transportation-report-november-30-2023.md) | -3.8% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2024-11-14 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 14, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27598-grain-transportation-report-november-14-2024.md) | -1.4% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-08-08 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 8, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16521-grain-transportation-report-august-8-2024.md) | -0.2% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-04-14 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 14, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16716-grain-transportation-report-april-14-2022.md) | +3.1% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-08-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 21, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16433-grain-transportation-report-august-21-2025.md) | +0.3% | +10.0% |

## Sources

- iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com: https://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/ice-accumulation-impedes-grain-transport/

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