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Weekly Downbound Grain Barge Rates: Jan 2019-Dec 2024

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This line graph shows the rates of weekly southbound grain barges in dollars per ton by location. The locations along the waterway for which the rate applies include Cairo-Memphis, Cincinnati, and St. Louis. All three locations peaked in October of 2022 reaching between 100 dollars per ton in Cairo-Memphis to nearly 120 dollars per ton in Cincinnati. The week of December 3, 2024, rates at all 3 locations were below 20 dollars per ton.

Dataset Excel:

F1-24 Grain Barge Rates new.xlsx (113.64 KB)

Description:

This graph is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, analysis based upon Downbound Grain Barge Rates (12/01/24), Latest Supply Chain Indicators, available at http://www.bts.gov as of December 2024.Note: Weekly barge rates for downbound freight originating from seven locations along the Mississippi River System, which includes the Mississippi River and its tributaries (e.g., Upper Mississippi River, Illinois River, Ohio River). Shown are St. Louis; Cincinnati, along the middle third of the Ohio River; and Cairo-Memphis from Cairo, IL, to Memphis, TN. Low water tends to happen in the late summer to early fall months.

Previous Editions:
Weekly Downbound Grain Barge Rates: Jan 2022-Nov 2023
Monthly Downbound Barge Grain Tonnage at Mississippi Lock and Dam 27 2021-2023
Downbound Grain Barge Rates Jan 2013-Oct 2023
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