Barge shipments down the Mississippi river increased to 844k tons in the week ending March 23 from 464k tons the previous week, according to the USDA’s weekly grain transportation report.
- Barge shipments of corn rose 66.3% from the previous week
- Soybean shipments up 102.9% w/w
- St. Louis barge rates were $10.33 per short ton, a decline of $0.48 from the previous week