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Low water levels slowing transport on the Mississippi River
Mississippi barge rates dropping despite little improvement in river ...
The water levels are still low on the Mississippi River and barge movements continue to remain restricted, but the rates to move those barges are declining.
Midwest Rivers' Falling Water Levels Raise Shipping Concerns
In Cairo, Ill., where the Ohio joins the Mississippi, water levels have dropped more than 6 feet in the last week and are forecast to fall more ...
Drying Mississippi River Threatens U.S. Supply Chain - WSJ
—Sections of the Mississippi River are approaching low water levels not seen in more than three decades, disrupting a vital supply lane for ...
Falling levels on Mississippi River affect grain shipments
Grain shipments on the Mississippi River system are being impacted by falling water levels, according to a World Grain report.
Low Mississippi River levels are again making it more expensive to ...
The Mississippi River is experiencing low water levels this fall, driving up grain transportation prices for farmers in the Midwest. It's the third year in ...
Idle barges in drought-starved Mississippi River disrupt travel for ...
The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is ... rivers have some shippers looking at other means of transportation ...
Low Mississippi water levels raise concerns for Illinois farmers
Water levels in the Lower Mississippi River have dipped unusually low for a third year in a row, restricting how much grain can be transported downstream.
GOM - As Mississippi River levels swing between historic highs and ...
The river has reached near-historic lows amid extreme drought in much of the basin for the second year in a row, which is slowing down shipping and driving ...
Low Mississippi River levels drive up grain transportation costs
Low water levels on the Mississippi River, a result of dryness across the Midwest and South, is reducing the ability for barges to ...
Low river levels, barge freight, and widening basis - Farm Progress
Mississippi River levels once again approaching near-record lows affecting freight prices to increase. ... Dry weather has again caused the ...
Mississippi River is dangerously low and outdated federal law is ...
This low level, resulting from a multi-year drought, led to emergency dredging to ensure that the water level was sufficient to accommodate ...
Impacts Of Mississippi River's Low Water Levels Reach Far Beyond ...
Drought has driven the Mississippi River to its lowest levels in decades and that's affecting everything from shipping to drinking water along the nation's ...
Climate report indicates dire future for Mississippi River basin, which ...
The past two summers have brought extreme drought – threatening crops and shipping; extreme heat; and isolated extreme precipitation and flooding.
Transportation and Infrastructure - In The News | NCGA
Drought Slows Grain Barge Traffic in 2022 and 2023 The Mississippi River is an important channel for commodity transportation. The USDA reports the final mode ...
Mississippi River Near Record Low: U.S. Economy to Suffer - Business
Those levels have forced barge, tugboat and towboat operators to drastically change how they move goods up and down the river. And as the river ...
Droughts are damaging supply chains on waterways
This has potentially alarming consequences for global trade – when water levels are too low to facilitate the movement of vessels, the supply ...
Mississippi River levels are dropping too low for barges to float
The Mississippi River is flowing at its lowest level in at least a decade, and until rain relieves a worsening drought in the region, it's becoming ...
Mississippi River barge delays could affect consumer prices
There's a link between historically-low water levels on the Mississippi River and food prices at your dinner table, but don't go canceling ...
Saltwater creeping up Mississippi River amid lowest levels in a ...
Mississippi River water woes: Low water levels impacting millions of Americans ... Slow shipping along the Mississippi River in impacting farmers' ...
Mississippi River levels slow transport - Ag UPDATE
Limited rains across the Midwest and South have dropped the water level on the Mississippi River, a major thoroughfare for moving grain, to levels too shallow ...