# Climate Variability Threatens Viability Of Mississippi River Ship Channel - The Waterways Journal

> A commentary on the Mississippi River Ship Channel discusses bridge allision risk after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, along with other navigation hazards in the lower river. It also raises concern about climate variability and the long-term viability of the channel.

- Date: 2024-04-05 · published 2024-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16549-climate-variability-threatens-viability-of-mississippi-river-ship-channel-the
- 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

Navigation risks and channel constraints could eventually reduce export barge capacity around New Orleans, although the article identifies no immediate price-moving event.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-04-10 | [Upper Mississippi River News - Page 11 of 17 - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53516-upper-mississippi-river-news-page-11-of-17-the-waterways-journal.md) | -5.4% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2022-01-10 | [First Deeper-Draft Vessel Transits Lower Mississippi Ship Channel - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16737-first-deeper-draft-vessel-transits-lower-mississippi-ship-channel-the-waterways.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2022-10-21 | [Low Water And Mississippi River Drafts - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16676-low-water-and-mississippi-river-drafts-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.9% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2026-08-21 | [Mississippi River Commission Holds Low Water Hearings - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16347-mississippi-river-commission-holds-low-water-hearings-the-waterways-journal.md) | +4.1% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2020-04-10 | [Upper Mississippi River News - Page 11 of 17 - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53516-upper-mississippi-river-news-page-11-of-17-the-waterways-journal.md) | -3.6% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2022-01-10 | [First Deeper-Draft Vessel Transits Lower Mississippi Ship Channel - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16737-first-deeper-draft-vessel-transits-lower-mississippi-ship-channel-the-waterways.md) | -3.2% | +12.9% |
| SOY | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.6% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2024/04/05/climate-variability-threatens-viability-of-mississippi-river-ship-channel/

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