# Downbound Grain Barge Volumes Hit 2.14 Million Short Tons for Week Ended Nov. 7

> USDA AgTransport data show downbound grain barge movements of roughly 2.14 million short tons in the week ended November 7, 2026. Soybeans made up about 1.25 million short tons and corn about 886,250 short tons, with Mississippi River locks carrying most of the traffic.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T18:10:18.346Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95861-downbound-grain-barge-volumes-hit-2-14-million-short-tons-for-week-ended-nov-7
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy soybean and corn barge loadings show active export movement down the Mississippi, which supports freight demand. The volumes are routine weekly data with no new shock to prices.

## 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 | 2023-12-29 | [USDA November soy crush estimated at 199.7 million bushels - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32784-usda-november-soy-crush-estimated-at-199-7-million-bushels-grainews.md) | -4.3% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2025-09-11 | [Grains rise on short covering as markets brace for USDA yield revisions - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7570-grains-rise-on-short-covering-as-markets-brace-for-usda-yield-revisions.md) | +3.8% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2019-01-08 | [The exports of Argentine soybean complex would account for about US$ 18,050 million in 2018/19 \| Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60937-the-exports-of-argentine-soybean-complex-would-account-for-about-us-18-050.md) | -2.4% | +0.9% |
| 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/blog/downbound-grain-barge-volumes-hit-214-million-short-tons-for-week-ended-nov-7/

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