# United States DOT awards grant to Granite City, Illinois agency | Belleville News-Democrat

> America's Central Port in Granite City, Illinois, received a $713,000 US Department of Transportation grant for a demonstration project. The project aims to load grain and soybeans into containers on Mississippi and Illinois river barges, with a $200,000 match.

- Date: 2016-12-08 · published 2016-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73359-united-states-dot-awards-grant-to-granite-city-illinois-agency-belleville-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The project is small and experimental, so it has little near-term effect on grain flows or prices, though it points to a possible growth in containerized grain barge exports.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-05-29 | [ACBL: Illinois River lock closures still set to start on schedule - Marine Log](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53327-acbl-illinois-river-lock-closures-still-set-to-start-on-schedule-marine-log.md) | +1.0% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-14 | [Freight rates for grain transportation by coasters to Italy have increased on the Danube \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16952-freight-rates-for-grain-transportation-by-coasters-to-italy-have-increased-on.md) | +1.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2020-10-02 | [Barge Rates Decline, Spurring Basis at River Terminals \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50834-barge-rates-decline-spurring-basis-at-river-terminals-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2025-12-08 | [Strike at Dagon Silos in Haifa • 330 tons of grains stuck • Real danger to food security in Israel - Haifa News Corporation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21508-strike-at-dagon-silos-in-haifa-330-tons-of-grains-stuck-real-danger-to-food.md) | -1.0% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2021-05-23 | [Stranded grain ships to be towed to decongest port in Argentina - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47133-stranded-grain-ships-to-be-towed-to-decongest-port-in-argentina-businessworld.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2020-05-29 | [ACBL: Illinois River lock closures still set to start on schedule - Marine Log](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53327-acbl-illinois-river-lock-closures-still-set-to-start-on-schedule-marine-log.md) | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2025-12-08 | [Strike at Dagon Silos in Haifa • 330 tons of grains stuck • Real danger to food security in Israel - Haifa News Corporation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21508-strike-at-dagon-silos-in-haifa-330-tons-of-grains-stuck-real-danger-to-food.md) | -2.6% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2018-07-24 | [FIS introduces new grain routes to China - Splash247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64248-fis-introduces-new-grain-routes-to-china-splash247.md) | +3.2% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- bnd.com: https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article119714913.html

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