# The ‘Ag Coast’ Of America

> The St. Louis region along the Mississippi handles the highest grain barge capacity on the river, and local stakeholders are investing in multimodal infrastructure. Officials expect the region to handle a significant share of rising freight volume.

- Date: 2017-11-06 · published 2017-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67873-the-ag-coast-of-america
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded barge transfer capacity supports Gulf export logistics, but it is a long-term infrastructure story with little immediate price impact.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- marinelink.com: https://www.marinelink.com/news/america-coast-the431001

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