Barge shipments down the Mississippi river declined to 463k tons in the week ending April 20 from 500k tons the previous week, according to the USDA’s weekly grain transportation report.
- Barge shipments of corn little changed from the previous week
- Soybean shipments up 10.2% w/w
- St. Louis barge rates were $8.26 per short ton, a decline of $0.40 from the previous week