# Mississippi River Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Grainews

> Grainews archive page lists headlines on Mississippi River freight, including a December 29 item warning of a New Year's Day cold snap affecting U.S. winter wheat and rivers. Other headlines cover barge glut and past flooding and accidents. One listed item is dated July 2026, which is inconsistent with the page's 2017 date.

- Date: 2017-12-29 · published 2017-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67667-mississippi-river-archives-page-2-of-2-grainews
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A cold snap that closes or slows river traffic in early January would raise barge freight costs and could delay Gulf-bound wheat and feed shipments.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-25 | [Return of rains boost EU grain sowings, but mixed blessing for rapeseed - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39064-return-of-rains-boost-eu-grain-sowings-but-mixed-blessing-for-rapeseed-grain.md) | -5.1% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-07 | [Grain prices: a week of downward movements -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66560-grain-prices-a-week-of-downward-movements-premium.md) | +0.3% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-11 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71360-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | -0.6% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-01 | [EU grain production stabilises on May rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19184-eu-grain-production-stabilises-on-may-rains.md) | -2.6% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-05 | [La Nina could return cold, snowy tradition to Prairies - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68375-la-nina-could-return-cold-snowy-tradition-to-prairies-grainews.md) | +4.7% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/tag/mississippi-river/page/2/

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