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The Cost of Forward Contracting in Mississippi River Barge Freight and CIF NOLA Markets
… of grain transportation is most likely river barge. Contracts for barges are bought and sold by grain merchants either directly with barge lines or through private brokers, and barge contract freight rates fluctuate daily based on supply and demand. Many elevators attempt to mitigate barge …
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Modeling Food Commodity Prices and Market Dynamics
… The second chapter, "Down the Mississippi: How Barge Rates Affect Corn Basis," turns to transportation and spatial market linkages in the U.S. corn market. Using weekly data from 2014 to 2024 across 14 Mississippi River markets, a Spatial Durbin Model with spatial and time fixed effects reveals …