# Lower Mississippi River closure | GAC

> The Louisiana Maritime Authority reported a closure of the Lower Mississippi River at Algiers Point due to loss of visibility early on January 3. The closure disrupts vessel traffic on the river.

- Date: 2017-01-03 · published 2017-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73172-lower-mississippi-river-closure-gac
- 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

Lower Mississippi closures delay grain barge movements and can widen Gulf export basis and spot freight costs while the river is shut.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-14 | [Mississippi River to lower as harvests… \| PB Commercial](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16520-mississippi-river-to-lower-as-harvests-pb-commercial.md) | -0.7% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2022-01-27 | [Low Mississippi River water levels impact river users](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16735-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-impact-river-users.md) | +1.7% | +10.2% |
| CORN | 2023-08-28 | [Will It Be Deja Vu on the Lower Mississippi River This Fall?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12855-will-it-be-deja-vu-on-the-lower-mississippi-river-this-fall.md) | -1.3% | -8.5% |
| CORN | 2022-10-10 | [Mississippi River reopens to barge traffic after low water closures - U.S. Coast Guard \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16671-mississippi-river-reopens-to-barge-traffic-after-low-water-closures-u-s-coast.md) | +0.6% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2016-12-19 | [Upper Mississippi River, Columbia-Snake River Close Until Spring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73361-upper-mississippi-river-columbia-snake-river-close-until-spring.md) | -3.2% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2024-08-14 | [Mississippi River to lower as harvests… \| PB Commercial](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16520-mississippi-river-to-lower-as-harvests-pb-commercial.md) | -3.2% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2022-01-27 | [Low Mississippi River water levels impact river users](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16735-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-impact-river-users.md) | +7.3% | +15.4% |
| SOY | 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) | +2.0% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- gac.com: https://www.gac.com/hot-port-news/lower-mississippi-river-closure

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