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A November 10 CoBank report says the U.S. inland hopper barge fleet fell 7.6% over ten years to 19,668 barges in 2026 and is projected to decline to 16,240 by 2035. The average barge is now 17.6 years old, and a new hopper barge costs $1 million or more.
Inland barges carry roughly half of U.S. corn and soybean exports, so a shrinking fleet could raise freight costs and weaken basis, reducing export competitiveness.
feedandgrain.comFeed, Grain StaffNov 13, 2026After 359 past bearish logistics events, Corn moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -1.5% to +1.5%), and -0.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
