a lack of rain has led to reduced barge draft and tow sizes along the Mississippi river system, causing delays and groundings near Hickman, Ky., according to USDA’s Grain Transportation Report.
South of St. Louis, parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought ... Since the Sept. 1, 890 grain barges have unloaded in New Orleans, according to USDA’s grain transportation ...
Each February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers starts sending crews out onto the frozen Mississippi River at Lake Pepin to ...
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The Mississippi River is running low again. It’s a problem for farmers moving beans and grainLOUIS (AP) — The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low ... As part of the fallout, barge companies are forced ...
In February 1951, a sudden drop in the icy Mississippi River left several barges stranded at Marquette Cement plant docks.
As has happened with the mighty Paraná River in the heartland ... now has come the turn of the Mississippi with insufficient draft for the vessels and barges involved in transporting US grains.
Surging water from the Mississippi River led to a 2023 barge strike on a gate at Algiers Lock in New Orleans, according to a ...
For 10 years Dixon has been on call 24/7, nine months of the year, helping move cargo like grain and coal ... of the Upper Mississippi River. At age 54, Dixon has many more years to make his living ...
Grain barges moving down to New Orleans from ... $1.2 billion to open up a 516-mile stretch of the Arkansas River between the Mississippi and Catoosa, Okla., and is planning to connect the ...
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From Mississippi River lows to rising costs: Arkansas farmers brace for uncertain 2025Shipping disruptions on the Mississippi River, caused by prolonged drought, added to farmers’ woes. Reduced barge capacity during ... a key indicator for grain exports — is expected to drop ...
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