Barge Grain Movements

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Washington, DC   Tue   Feb 21, 2013    USDA Market News

Barge Grain Data (thousand tons)

WEEK 7
Date Ending: 2/16/2013
LOCK NAME Corn Wheat Soybeans Other Total
MISS 15 0 0 0 0 0
MISS 25 0 3 0 0 3
MISS 26 107 44 102 0 253
MISS 27 104 33 96 0 233
ILL 8 34 32 42 0 108
OHIO 52 33 52 93 7 185
ARK 1 0 21 8 0 30

WEEK 7
Date Ending: 2/18/2012
LOCK NAME Corn Wheat Soybeans Other Total
MISS 15 0 0 0 0 0
MISS 25 2 14 0 0 15
MISS 26 278 21 85 9 393
MISS 27 269 18 111 9 407
ILL 8 232 8 80 9 329
OHIO 52 135 7 104 0 246
ARK 1 1 8 18 0 28

Cumulative to date for MISS 27, OHIO 52, and ARK 1
Year Corn Wheat Soybeans Other Total
2013  592   426   2,129    43   3,191 
2012  2,504   184   1,910    32   4,630 

Source:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC
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