# Business and Water Levels Improve on the Mississippi River | Prairie Communications, LLC

> Mississippi River and Illinois River levels have risen to about a foot and a half above flood stage after last year's low water. ADM and a Illinois farmer say barges can now load fully for New Orleans export terminals.

- Date: 2024-06-14 · published 2024-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16535-business-and-water-levels-improve-on-the-mississippi-river-prairie
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Restored river depth allows full barge loads, cutting per-bushel freight costs and supporting Gulf export competitiveness for corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-14 | [The Mississippi River levels are recharging but challenges may still arise for shippers and producers - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26237-the-mississippi-river-levels-are-recharging-but-challenges-may-still-arise-for.md) | +1.4% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2024-09-23 | [La Niña: Implications For Agribusiness Markets In Southern a](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28232-la-nina-implications-for-agribusiness-markets-in-southern-a.md) | +1.3% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2023-11-16 | [Fall Rains Ease Midwest Drought and Replenish Mississippi River - Farmer Mac](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33358-fall-rains-ease-midwest-drought-and-replenish-mississippi-river-farmer-mac.md) | +0.0% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [In-season weather data give reliable estimates of corn and soybean yields \| South Dakota Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58456-in-season-weather-data-give-reliable-estimates-of-corn-and-soybean-yields-south.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2021-03-12 | [Wheat flat; set for second weekly drop as US weather improves - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5121-wheat-flat-set-for-second-weekly-drop-as-us-weather-improves-markets-business.md) | -9.6% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2025-02-14 | [The Mississippi River levels are recharging but challenges may still arise for shippers and producers - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26237-the-mississippi-river-levels-are-recharging-but-challenges-may-still-arise-for.md) | +0.9% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2019-06-11 | [In-season weather data give reliable estimates of corn and soybean yields \| South Dakota Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58456-in-season-weather-data-give-reliable-estimates-of-corn-and-soybean-yields-south.md) | +6.3% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2021-03-12 | [Wheat flat; set for second weekly drop as US weather improves - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5121-wheat-flat-set-for-second-weekly-drop-as-us-weather-improves-markets-business.md) | -1.6% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- 977wmoi.com: https://977wmoi.com/2024/06/business-and-water-levels-improve-on-the-mississippi-river/

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