# River traffic increases as grain harvest winds down

> USDA reported 695 grain barges, or 1.1 million tons, moved downbound in the week ending November 11, the highest weekly count since July. Repair work and high water at Ohio River L&D 52 caused delays, and harvest progress was slightly behind average.

- Date: 2017-12-01 · published 2017-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67875-river-traffic-increases-as-grain-harvest-winds-down
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy barge movements ahead of Upper Mississippi winter closure help clear origin stocks, but L&D 52 delays raise freight costs and can weigh on interior cash bids.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-07 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: River market improves as water levels drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70373-weekly-grain-movement-river-market-improves-as-water-levels-drop.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2026-01-12 | [Rail grain transportation in Ukraine decreased by 27% in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21071-rail-grain-transportation-in-ukraine-decreased-by-27-in-2025.md) | -2.8% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2024-07-22 | [River traffic returning to normal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16527-river-traffic-returning-to-normal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.1% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2020-10-02 | [River Woes Push Basis Lower \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50835-river-woes-push-basis-lower-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2018-10-03 | [Sensors and Systems Keep Mississippi River Traffic Flowing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62417-sensors-and-systems-keep-mississippi-river-traffic-flowing.md) | -1.7% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2017-06-07 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: River market improves as water levels drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70373-weekly-grain-movement-river-market-improves-as-water-levels-drop.md) | +1.0% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2024-07-22 | [River traffic returning to normal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16527-river-traffic-returning-to-normal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -14.4% |
| SOY | 2018-10-03 | [Sensors and Systems Keep Mississippi River Traffic Flowing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62417-sensors-and-systems-keep-mississippi-river-traffic-flowing.md) | -0.3% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- workboat.com: https://www.workboat.com/coastal-inland-waterways/river-traffic-increases-grain-harvest-winds

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