# River issues slow barge traffic - Brownfield Ag News

> Low water and lock and dam repairs are slowing barge traffic on the Mississippi system and widening basis levels. Locks and Dam 53 on the Ohio River was shut for about 24 hours to repair a hydraulic system, following the mid-September closure of nearby Locks and Dam 52.

- Date: 2017-10-03 · published 2017-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68665-river-issues-slow-barge-traffic-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Repeated lock closures during harvest limit how much grain can move to Gulf export terminals, raising freight costs and reducing farm-gate prices for soybeans and corn.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-03-02 | [Flood waters impacting barge traffic - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65887-flood-waters-impacting-barge-traffic-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2022-11-07 | [Mississippi River's Low Levels Causing Barge Traffic Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10337-mississippi-river-s-low-levels-causing-barge-traffic-issues.md) | +0.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2024-10-16 | [Poor timing of low Mississippi River levels - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28040-poor-timing-of-low-mississippi-river-levels-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2026-01-27 | [Low water levels slowing grain flow down Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16391-low-water-levels-slowing-grain-flow-down-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | +7.3% |
| SOY | 2022-10-06 | [Barges grounded by low water halt Mississippi River traffic \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16678-barges-grounded-by-low-water-halt-mississippi-river-traffic-ap-news.md) | +1.9% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/river-issues-slow-barge-traffic/

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