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Horizons: Training Camp For The Forthcoming Export Season

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Horizons: Training Camp For The Forthcoming Export Season

August 14, 2026

The U.S. grain and soybean export year for 2025-26 is winding down. At the horizon, by August 31, exports will be the second largest in U.S. history, totaling 158.1… Read More

Mississippi River Grain Freight Rates Fall

October 23, 2026

Downbound Mississippi River grain barge freight rates were 29 percent below the five-year seasonal average as of October 18, with improved river conditions supporting grain movements toward Gulf export… Read More

Spring Forward: What's On The Horizon For The Barge Market? Horizons Image

Spring Forward: What’s On The Horizon For The Barge Market?

March 21, 2025

Ken Eriksen Temperatures are warming up, daffodils are blooming, farmers are wanting to plant crops, river levels have been surging and falling and barge freight rates are stagnant. Spring… Read More