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Downbound Barged Grain Movements Increase

NOLA operations have gradually recovered from Hurricane Ida's impacts

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Downbound barged grain movements and barge-unload operations in the New Orleans region appear to have gradually recovered from Hurricane Ida’s impacts, including damaged hopper barges and other logistical challenges, as the grain harvest progresses.

Right after the hurricane, in early September, weekly downbound barged grain movements dropped to their lowest level since May 2013.

For a few weeks after the hurricane, barge-unload operations in the New Orleans region were mostly halted, but they have slowly recovered since late September.

Barge movements and unloads typically increase around this time of the year, as river states progress with harvest.

For the week ending October 16, downbound barged grain movements through the Mississippi River locking system reached 813,670 tons, 38% higher than last week and more than 2.8 times higher than the average weekly tonnage in September.

For the week ending October 16, 772 barges were unloaded, 1.38 times more than the weekly average in September after operations resumed.

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