# Low Water Conditions Could Continue Into 2024 - The Waterways Journal

> River industry groups are preparing for low-water conditions likely to last through at least the end of 2023. Coast Guard buoy work is helping maintain channel marking, but tow sizes are being reduced at a critical reach near Mile 921, and the Dorena-Hickman Ferry has been closed since August.

- Date: 2023-11-17 · published 2023-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16586-low-water-conditions-could-continue-into-2024-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller tows and draft restrictions raise per-bushel barge costs and slow export loading during harvest. The extended outlook suggests the freight premium may persist into early 2024.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2023/11/17/low-water-conditions-could-continue-into-2024/

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