# Downbound Grain Barge Shipments Reach 2.07 Million Short Tons

> Downbound barge grain shipments totaled about 2.07 million short tons in the week ending October 31, 2026, according to USDA AgTransport data. Soybeans made up about 1.54 million short tons, corn about 515,350 short tons and other grains about 12,550 short tons, with no wheat moved. MS Lock 25 handled the most tonnage at 564,251 short tons.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T21:07:49.292Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82398-downbound-grain-barge-shipments-reach-2-07-million-short-tons
- 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

Soybeans dominate the weekly Mississippi volume, showing strong river movement to Gulf export positions. The data reflects flow rather than a new price driver, so the market impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-09-24 | [USDA Data: Corn Dominates Downbound Grain Barge Movements - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16339-usda-data-corn-dominates-downbound-grain-barge-movements-news-and-statistics.md) | -1.9% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2025-06-26 | [US grain transportation shows gains across rail and barge sectors \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16447-us-grain-transportation-shows-gains-across-rail-and-barge-sectors-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.5% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2025-05-08 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 8, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16941-grain-transportation-report-may-8-2025.md) | +3.5% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2020-12-03 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 3, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49549-grain-transportation-report-december-3-2020.md) | +0.5% | +14.1% |
| SOY | 2023-12-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 28, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16577-grain-transportation-report-december-28-2023.md) | -4.2% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2023-08-11 | [Ukraine: Seasonal Grain Exports Near 3 Million Tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14371-ukraine-seasonal-grain-exports-near-3-million-tons.md) | -1.6% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2026-09-24 | [USDA Data: Corn Dominates Downbound Grain Barge Movements - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16339-usda-data-corn-dominates-downbound-grain-barge-movements-news-and-statistics.md) | -0.7% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2022-08-08 | [USDA: Distillers grains exports top 1 million metric tons in June](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40029-usda-distillers-grains-exports-top-1-million-metric-tons-in-june.md) | +2.6% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/de/blog/downbound-grain-barge-volumes-hit-207-million-short-tons-for-week-ending-oct-31/
- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/es/blog/downbound-grain-barge-volumes-hit-207-million-short-tons-for-week-ending-oct-31/
- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/pt-br/blog/downbound-grain-barge-volumes-hit-207-million-short-tons-for-week-ending-oct-31/

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