# USDA Grain Barge Rates Week 45: Mississippi Tariffs, Per-Ton Rates & Forward Curves

> The USDA AgTransport weekly bundle for week 45, with a report date of November 10, 2026, lists downbound barge tariff rates and per-ton freight rates across the Mississippi River System. Tariffs are highest on the Twin Cities segment and lowest at Cairo-Memphis.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T18:10:18.185Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95859-usda-grain-barge-rates-week-45-mississippi-tariffs-per-ton-rates-and-forward
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Barge freight is a direct cost in delivering US corn and soybeans to Gulf export positions, so the level of downbound rates shifts the basis that farmers receive. The article is a routine data listing with no new cause for a price move.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/usda-grain-barge-rates-week-45-downbound-tariffs-across-the-mississippi-river-system/

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