Barge shipments down the Mississippi river increased to 490k tons in the week ending May 11 from 421k tons the previous week, according to the USDA’s weekly grain transportation report.
- Barge shipments of corn rose 13.6% from the previous week
- Soybean shipments up 63.6% w/w
- St. Louis barge rates were $9.86 per short ton, an increase of $0.72 from the previous week