# Weekly Grain Movement – June 19, 2017 | Farm Progress

> Barge loadings on the Mississippi returned to normal after high water early in June delayed empty barge movements from the Gulf. Some corn moved by rail to the Southeast poultry and ethanol markets, and Illinois wheat harvest was ahead of average.

- Date: 2017-06-19 · published 2017-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70374-weekly-grain-movement-june-19-2017-farm-progress
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Normalized barge flows reduce freight pressure, while rail corn sales to Southeast feed users show demand shifting to alternative routes, a mild supportive factor for corn basis.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-05-30 | [Weekly Grain Movement - May 30, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70892-weekly-grain-movement-may-30-2017.md) | -0.2% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2017-03-06 | [Weekly Grain Movement – March 6, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71890-weekly-grain-movement-march-6-2017.md) | -3.8% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2017-05-30 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rising water slows Mississippi River shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70890-weekly-grain-movement-rising-water-slows-mississippi-river-shipping.md) | -0.2% | -3.5% |
| 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 | 2025-10-01 | [Low Mississippi River Levels Pressure Grain Barge Movement - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16421-low-mississippi-river-levels-pressure-grain-barge-movement-rfd-tv.md) | +1.4% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/weekly-grain-movement-june-19-2017

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