# Upper Mississippi River, Columbia-Snake River Close Until Spring

> The Upper Mississippi River locks closed on December 10 for the winter, and Rock Island District locks 15, 16 and 17 closed December 13 for maintenance until March 3, 2017. The Columbia-Snake River locks will also be closed for 14 weeks for major repairs.

- Date: 2016-12-19 · published 2016-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73361-upper-mississippi-river-columbia-snake-river-close-until-spring
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Closures halt barge movement of corn and soybeans from the upper river, which weakens river basis and pushes more grain onto rail and road, raising barge freight costs during the off-season.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-01-03 | [Lower Mississippi River closure \| GAC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73172-lower-mississippi-river-closure-gac.md) | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2023-04-24 | [Swollen Upper Mississippi River Stalls Barge Traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36574-swollen-upper-mississippi-river-stalls-barge-traffic.md) | -2.6% | -11.9% |
| SOY | 2022-11-15 | [Low Mississippi River water levels drive up shipping costs - Marketplace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38859-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-drive-up-shipping-costs-marketplace.md) | -0.3% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2017-10-02 | [Mississippi River Shipping Backlog Hits Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68347-mississippi-river-shipping-backlog-hits-farmers.md) | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2026-06-01 | [Low Mississippi River Water Levels Raise Shipping Costs for Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16363-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-raise-shipping-costs-for-farmers.md) | -5.0% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2017-01-03 | [Lower Mississippi River closure \| GAC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73172-lower-mississippi-river-closure-gac.md) | +3.0% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2023-04-24 | [Swollen Upper Mississippi River Stalls Barge Traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36574-swollen-upper-mississippi-river-stalls-barge-traffic.md) | -0.7% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2022-11-15 | [Low Mississippi River water levels drive up shipping costs - Marketplace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38859-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-drive-up-shipping-costs-marketplace.md) | -1.3% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/market-matters-blog/blog-post/2016/12/19/upper-mississippi-river-columbia
- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/Ag/blogs/market-matters-blog/blog-post/2016/12/19/upper-mississippi-river-columbia

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