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Logistics intelligence

Logistics & Basis, with the source dates attached.

Rail, river, locks, freight, export movement, local delivery pressure, and basis context. See what is current, what is latest available, and what still needs local confirmation.

5mapped source families

Updated 2026-09-04. Missing observations stay visibly unavailable.

Latest available

Current readings

River Stage — Mississippi River at St. Louis, MOMississippi River at St. Louis, MO · 2026-09-03 · usgs_river_levels
2.62 feet
River Stage — ILLINOIS RIVER AT VALLEY CITY, ILILLINOIS RIVER AT VALLEY CITY, IL · 2026-09-02 · usgs_river_levels
8.16 feet
River Stage — Missouri River at Kansas City, MOMissouri River at Kansas City, MO · 2026-09-03 · usgs_river_levels
8.34 feet

Source proof

Sources behind Logistics & Basis

Cadence and latest run are shown plainly. Cataloged does not mean a current observation exists.

STB Rail Service MetricsSurface Transportation Board / USDA AgTransport · Weekly · availability probe
success

Monitors source availability; no market observation is ingested from this lane yet.

Last completed 2026-09-03T06:04:05.913135+00:00
USACE Lock and Navigation NoticesU.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Data Center · Near real-time/Notice-driven · availability probe
success

Monitors source availability; no market observation is ingested from this lane yet.

Last completed 2026-09-03T06:04:08.136593+00:00
USGS River LevelsU.S. Geological Survey · Hourly/Daily · observation
success

Ingests normalized market, weather, logistics, policy, or economic observations.

barge freight risk and basis stress on Mississippi, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri rivers

Last completed 2026-09-03T06:02:20.359855+00:00
USDA AgTransport Cash/Futures/BasisUSDA Agricultural Marketing Service · Weekly/Report-specific · observation
success

Ingests normalized market, weather, logistics, policy, or economic observations.

cash bids, futures references, basis, barge freight risk and regional fertilizer prices

Last completed 2026-09-03T06:01:53.556859+00:00
USDA FGIS Export InspectionsUSDA Federal Grain Inspection Service · Weekly · observation
success

Ingests normalized market, weather, logistics, policy, or economic observations.

physical export shipment confirmation

Last completed 2026-09-03T13:45:07.300762+00:00
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