Market Matters Blog

River levels at Cairo, Illinois, and Memphis, Tennessee, are already lower than last year at this time.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is unchanged from one week ago.

One year ago, the Lower Mississippi River experienced a severe drought that nearly stopped all barge traffic.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $1 from one week ago.

In June, the STB filed a preliminary injunction calling for BNSF to restore and maintain adequate coal transportation service for the Navajo Transitional Energy Company LLC's Spring Creek mine.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $1 from one week ago.

During the near catastrophic low water levels last fall, dredges worked nonstop to keep a channel open in the Lower Mississippi River for barges to pass through.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $2 from one week ago.

Given the severe drought conditions in parts of Canada and the U.S., it is likely the 2022-23 durum crop may yield lower than expectations.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $4 from one week ago.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is up $2 from one week ago.

Hard red winter wheat harvest in Kansas typically begins in early to mid-June and is complete by mid-July, but that hasn't happened this year as the harvest is behind average.

A joint press conference hosted by the National Corn Growers Association and the U.S. Grains Council on July 12 discussed Brazil surpassing the U.S. on corn exports this marketing year given its large crop.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $3 from one week ago.

The Mississippi River is feeling the effects of heat and drought in key areas. Also suffering is a key river in Germany and the Panama Canal Lake.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $1 from one week ago.

U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Roger Marshall, R-Kan., reintroduced the Reliable Rail Service Act to help address the unreliable service and high costs of rail shipping for American businesses.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $5 from one week ago.

Hot and dry weather in parts of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota stressed the spring wheat crop, causing it to head out early.

Less than five weeks ago, the Upper Mississippi River was in flood stage and Lower Mississippi levels were stable, but that's no longer the case.