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Import Value
$271.1M
Export Value
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Products
50
Baton Rouge is a major deep-water port on the Mississippi River and one of the busiest ports in the United States by cargo volume, specializing in petroleum, chemicals, and agricultural commodities. As the furthest inland deep-draft port on the Mississippi, it serves as a critical transfer point between oceangoing vessels and river barges. The port supports a dense concentration of petrochemical plants and refineries along the Louisiana industrial corridor.
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Baton Rouge is the furthest inland point on the Mississippi River accessible to deep-draft oceangoing vessels, making it a critical hub where ocean freight transitions to river barge transport.
Petroleum products, chemicals, grain, and coal are the dominant commodities, driven by the extensive refinery and petrochemical complex concentrated along the Baton Rouge industrial corridor.
Baton Rouge and New Orleans function as complementary ports within the same CBP district, with shippers often choosing between them based on vessel draft requirements, commodity type, and terminal availability.
Imports
Exports
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETROL OIL BITUM MINERAL (NT CRUD) ETC NT BIODIESL | $124.0M |
| 2 | CRUDE OIL FROM PETROLEUM AND BITUMINOUS MINERALS | $57.6M |
| 3 | PHOSPHORIC ACID AND POLYPHOSPHORIC ACIDS | $21.6M |
| 4 | NONALLOY PIG IRON 0.5 PRCNT OR LESS PHOSPHORUS | $20.8M |
| 5 | ANML,VEG,MICROBIAL FAT OIL&FRACTION,CHEM MOD NESOI | $19.5M |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETROL OIL BITUM MINERAL (NT CRUD) ETC NT BIODIESL | $392.9M |
| 2 | METHANOL (METHYL ALCOHOL) | $94.6M |
| 3 | SOYBEAN OILCAKE & OTH SOLID RESIDUE, WH/NOT GROUND | $75.1M |
| 4 | WOOD PELLETS |
| $61.1M |
| 5 | CORN (MAIZE), OTHER THAN SEED CORN | $47.9M |