# Missouri River barge season ends Nov. 15 amid drought | US Farm News

> The Army Corps of Engineers will end Missouri River navigation flow support at the river's mouth near St. Louis on November 15, about two weeks before the normal December 1 end. Gavins Point releases are being cut to 9,000 cfs amid drought, with upper-basin runoff forecast at 63% of average.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T21:10:22.115Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96507-missouri-river-barge-season-ends-nov-15-amid-drought-us-farm-news
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Grain that misses the last barges must move by rail or truck or be stored until spring, raising inland freight costs and weakening basis at river terminals. Shorter barge availability tightens freight and supports the barge rate.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-12-20 | [Mississippi River Drought Affects Navigation - America's Engineers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16582-mississippi-river-drought-affects-navigation-america-s-engineers.md) | +3.1% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2023-10-08 | [USDA Explores Third-Quarter Barged Grain Movements on the Mississippi River - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16595-usda-explores-third-quarter-barged-grain-movements-on-the-mississippi-river.md) | -0.2% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2019-04-04 | [Barge Movement is Still a Mess \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59483-barge-movement-is-still-a-mess-red-river-farm-network.md) | -1.1% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-06-21 | [Barge Captain Shares River Level Update - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16619-barge-captain-shares-river-level-update-mid-west-farm-report.md) | -3.2% | -12.0% |
| CORN | 2022-09-29 | [Low water on the Mississippi River impacting barge traffic \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16679-low-water-on-the-mississippi-river-impacting-barge-traffic-ap-news.md) | +1.7% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- usfarmnews.com: https://usfarmnews.com/weather/missouri-river-navigation-ends-early-nov-15-drought-gavins-point/

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