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Mississippi River Low During Harvest for Third Straight Year


What is the Latest on the Water Levels on the Mississippi River?

As we enter harvest season, the Mississippi and Ohio rivers are experiencing low water levels, for a second straight year. These low water levels have the ...

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The Mississippi River is experiencing an unwelcome three-peat with low water levels during harvest season. The "Mighty Mississip" experienced low water in both ...

Mississippi River Level Impacts on Basis: 2022 Vs. 2023

In 2022 and 2023, the river levels on the Mississippi slowed barge freight and, thus, crop exports out of Kentucky.

Horizons: Low Water Equals Rising Freight Rates

It happens every year like clockwork. Autumn follows summer, water levels on the Mississippi River and its tributaries fall, ...

Low Mississippi River Water Levels Could Disrupt Grain Harvests ...

A shrinking Mississippi River is clogging a critical shipping artery for the second consecutive year and could leave farmers with limited ...

Kentucky farmers are at the mercy of Mother Nature as uncommonly ...

“Long-term, a combination of below-normal precipitation and periods of intense heat across the Midwest has led to a second straight year of low water levels on ...

Low levels on the Mississippi River could persist through the winter

Low water levels for a second straight year on the Mississippi River are causing problems at a critical time for those who rely on the river.

Mississippi River Dries Up Again at Worst Time for US Farmers

The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for the third straight autumn, a crucial time of year when American farmers rely on the route to deliver ...

With low river, Iowa farmers look for other ways to sell harvest

After a bone-dry summer in Eastern Iowa, some farmers now are waiting out rain showers to harvest what threatens to be a lackluster crop of ...

Low river challenging barge companies as harvest begins

Hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low barge companies are reducing loads as farmers prepare to harvest corn and soybeans to ...

Barge rates pressured by low Mississippi River water levels

Reduced water levels on the Mississippi River are pushing up barge shipment rates and raising the potential for supply chain delays just as the ...

Mississippi River Dries Up Again at Worst Time for Farmers

The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for the third straight autumn, a crucial time of year when American farmers rely on the ...

Agriculture, shipping industries prepare for uncertainty on ...

Two consecutive years of drought have disrupted shipping on the Mississippi River during the harvest season, and experts are warning farmers and barge operators

Mississippi River dries up again at worst time for US farmers

The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for the third straight autumn, a crucial time of year when American farmers rely on the route to deliver ...

Lower Mississippi River Water Levels Will Likely Persist

Plume explained that, “Low water has slowed export-bound barge shipments of grain from the Midwest farm belt for a second straight year during ...

Corn and soybean harvests nearly complete

USDA said 96% of the soybean crop in the top 18 growing states was in the bins. ... Mississippi River low during harvest for third straight year ...

How low Mississippi River water levels could disrupt grain harvests ...

... 3 were about two feet lower than ... A shrinking Mississippi River is clogging a critical shipping artery for the second consecutive year ...

Low Mississippi River level will challenge grain movement again ...

Persistent drought conditions in the Mississippi River region are expected to complicate transportation again during the most important ...

Hoosier Ag Today on X: "For the third year in a row, we are ...

... during the harvest season. https://t.co/iEnMsfGwGM. ... Third Straight Year of Low Mississippi River Levels Create Problems for Ag Supply Chain.

Mississippi River's low water level impacts beans, grains, farmers

The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry ...