# New Orleans of North: St. Louis gains nickname as barge traffic surges - St. Louis Regional Freightway

> St. Louis is seeing more grain barge traffic than ever before, driven by new riverfront development mainly on the Illinois side. An industry analyst expects this growth to persist for several years, with lower prices and more barge freight.

- Date: 2017-03-04 · published 2017-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71891-new-orleans-of-north-st-louis-gains-nickname-as-barge-traffic-surges-st-louis
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded barge capacity and competition should keep river freight rates under pressure, which lowers transport costs for feed ingredients moving through St. Louis.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- thefreightway.com: https://www.thefreightway.com/new-orleans-of-north-st-louis-gains-nickname-as-barge-traffic-surges/

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