Barge shipments down the Mississippi river declined to 464k tons in the week ending March 16 from 593k tons the previous week, according to the USDA’s weekly grain transportation report.
- Barge shipments of corn fell 18% from the previous week
- Soybean shipments down 25% w/w
- St. Louis barge rates were $10.81 per short ton, an increase of $0.28 from the previous week