# River Rebounds from Historic Low Water Levels - American Soybean Association

> An industry commentary reports that US inland waterway operations have returned closer to normal since last fall's low water. Mississippi gauge readings at Memphis on March 12, 2023 were 27.86 ft, below 2022's 30.65 ft on the same date. The piece recaps the 2022 low-water crisis that hit harvest shipments.

- Date: 2023-05-12 · published 2023-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16627-river-rebounds-from-historic-low-water-levels-american-soybean-association
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Improved river conditions support normal barge capacity and grain movement, reducing the freight premium and basis weakness seen during last fall's low-water disruption.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/river-rebounds-from-historic-low-water-levels/

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