# Study: Low Mississippi River levels costing Arkansas farmers millions in lost crop value | Wynne Progress

> A study by Mitchell and Biram finds low Mississippi River levels at Memphis raised transport costs and barge freight rates for Arkansas crops. Arkansas soybeans lost as much as 58 cents per bushel depending on farm location. The Memphis gauge was at minus 12 feet at the time of reporting.

- Date: 2025-07-09 · published 2025-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16439-study-low-mississippi-river-levels-costing-arkansas-farmers-millions-in-lost
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Losses of up to 58 cents per bushel show how river drought erodes farm-gate soybean prices. Higher barge rates raise delivered costs for feed buyers in the Mid-South.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-07-03 | [Mississippi River Low Levels Hit Arkansas Soybean Crop Value Hard – SoyScape](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16437-mississippi-river-low-levels-hit-arkansas-soybean-crop-value-hard-soyscape.md) | -3.6% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2025-07-08 | [Low Mississippi River levels cost soybean farmers up to $293 million - Talk Business & Politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16438-low-mississippi-river-levels-cost-soybean-farmers-up-to-293-million-talk.md) | -3.4% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2026-10-22 | [Water Levels on Lower Mississippi River Starting to Run Low Again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16332-water-levels-on-lower-mississippi-river-starting-to-run-low-again.md) | -2.3% | — |
| SOY | 2025-10-16 | [Drought lowering Mississippi River levels again, disrupting shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16420-drought-lowering-mississippi-river-levels-again-disrupting-shipping.md) | +2.8% | +11.3% |
| SOY | 2025-04-01 | [Estimating the Impact of Low Mississippi River Levels on Soybean Basis in the Midsouth \| Agriculture of America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16456-estimating-the-impact-of-low-mississippi-river-levels-on-soybean-basis-in-the.md) | -3.1% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- thewynneprogress.com: https://thewynneprogress.com/study-low-mississippi-river-levels-costing-arkansas-farmers-millions-in-lost-crop-value/
- stuttgartdailyleader.com: https://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/study-low-mississippi-river-levels-costing-arkansas-farmers-millions-in-lost-crop-value/

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