# Week 7: Low Water Levels on the Mississippi River: Not the Three-peat We Want | Fryar Risk Center

> A University of Arkansas risk center weekly update covers low water levels on the Mississippi River and frames them as a repeat of previous low-water years. The text provided gives no further detail on gauges or shipping.

- Date: 2025-02-11 · published 2025-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16471-week-7-low-water-levels-on-the-mississippi-river-not-the-three-peat-we-want
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Continued low river levels constrain barge loading and raise freight costs for Gulf-bound grain, which can support export basis.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fryar-risk-center.uada.edu: https://fryar-risk-center.uada.edu/publications-reports/morning-coffee-and-ag-markets-newsletter-week-7/

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