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Downbound grain barge rates from Cairo to Memphis fell 13.0% to US$15.50 per short ton in the week of 20 October 2026, down from US$17.81 the prior week. It was the fourth consecutive weekly decline and the lowest level in 13 weeks.
Lower downbound barge freight reduces the cost of moving US grain and feed ingredients on the Mississippi, which can narrow Gulf basis and support higher farm-gate prices in the interior. The article gives no cause for the move.
ckeconomics.comConkling, Kopcik EconomicsNov 1, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
