# Wooden Dams And River Jams Strain US Grain Exports

> A Reuters report describes repeated lock and dam shutdowns on the Ohio River, including a closure at Locks & Dam No. 52 from early September to early November. Barge traffic backed up about 50 miles, and grain shipments face growing strain from record soybean and corn volumes.

- Date: 2017-12-05 · published 2017-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67382-wooden-dams-and-river-jams-strain-us-grain-exports
- 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

Persistent congestion raises barge freight and delays shipments of export grain, widening the spread between Gulf and interior prices and weighing on farm-gate bids in affected areas.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-11-06 | [CoBank – Strong US dollar, low Mississippi River limit grain movement & oilseed exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33357-cobank-strong-us-dollar-low-mississippi-river-limit-grain-movement-and-oilseed.md) | +0.5% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2023-09-29 | [Mississippi River Near Historic Lows, Grain Exports at Risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16603-mississippi-river-near-historic-lows-grain-exports-at-risk.md) | -1.5% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2022-09-30 | [Low River Levels, Soaring Barge Freight Curb U.S. Grain Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16682-low-river-levels-soaring-barge-freight-curb-u-s-grain-exports.md) | -3.7% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2026-01-29 | [Low Water on U.S. Rivers Disrupts Grain Exports, Raising Costs for Ag Supply Chains - Agrolatam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16395-low-water-on-u-s-rivers-disrupts-grain-exports-raising-costs-for-ag-supply.md) | +1.6% | +6.8% |
| SOY | 2024-09-04 | [Low water levels on the Mississippi River impact barges and grain exports before harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16513-low-water-levels-on-the-mississippi-river-impact-barges-and-grain-exports.md) | -2.0% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2026-01-29 | [Low water on US rivers shifts some export paths \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16393-low-water-on-us-rivers-shifts-some-export-paths-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-11-06 | [CoBank – Strong US dollar, low Mississippi River limit grain movement & oilseed exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33357-cobank-strong-us-dollar-low-mississippi-river-limit-grain-movement-and-oilseed.md) | -0.5% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-09-29 | [Mississippi River Near Historic Lows, Grain Exports at Risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16603-mississippi-river-near-historic-lows-grain-exports-at-risk.md) | +1.9% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- gcaptain.com: https://gcaptain.com/wooden-dams-river-jams-strain-us-grain-exports/

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