# Ohio Soybean Association 2024 WRDA Priorities | Soy Ohio

> The Ohio Soybean Association sent a letter to a congresswoman requesting support for its priorities in the 2024 Water Resources Development Act. The priorities include waiving the Inland Waterways Trust Fund cost-share for seven major projects facing cost overruns and continued funding for maintenance of inland waterways.

- Date: 2024-01-10 · published 2024-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16575-ohio-soybean-association-2024-wrda-priorities-soy-ohio
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Funding for inland waterway projects affects long-term barge reliability and costs for soybean exports, though the impact on near-term prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-12-19 | [10 Years of Biodiesel in the RFS - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67351-10-years-of-biodiesel-in-the-rfs-american-soybean-association.md) | -0.2% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2020-11-05 | [Economist’s Angle: Where Do Phase One Purchases Stand? - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50021-economist-s-angle-where-do-phase-one-purchases-stand-american-soybean.md) | +6.0% | +8.3% |
| SOY | 2022-01-28 | [Soy Growers Want Off EPA’s Deadline Merry-Go-Round - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15424-soy-growers-want-off-epa-s-deadline-merry-go-round-american-soybean-association.md) | +6.6% | +9.8% |
| SOY | 2017-07-05 | [ASA: RFS Volumes a Missed Opportunity for Biodiesel - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69850-asa-rfs-volumes-a-missed-opportunity-for-biodiesel-american-soybean-association.md) | +6.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2023-01-13 | [12 American Soybean Association representatives testify at EPA public hearing on RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15343-12-american-soybean-association-representatives-testify-at-epa-public-hearing.md) | -1.5% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- soyohio.org: https://www.soyohio.org/article/ohio-soybean-association-2024-wrda-priorities/

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