# River Rebound: Is the Shipping Crisis on the Mississippi Ending? - AgWeb

> Mississippi River shipping may return to normal by spring after improved snowpack and precipitation, according to Soy Transportation Coalition executive director Mike Steenhoek. Memphis gauge readings have swung about 20 feet since last fall, and the Corps has been dredging around the clock since July.

- Date: 2023-02-28 · published 2023-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16650-river-rebound-is-the-shipping-crisis-on-the-mississippi-ending-agweb
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Rising river levels reduce barge restrictions and freight costs, which supports southbound grain basis and lowers input delivery costs. Recovery takes time, so traffic normalization will be gradual.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-06-13 | [Shipping On The Mississippi River Should Pick Up Next Week - WPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58794-shipping-on-the-mississippi-river-should-pick-up-next-week-wpr.md) | +2.9% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2024-10-17 | [Another Midwest Drought Is Causing Transit Headaches on the Mississippi River](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28038-another-midwest-drought-is-causing-transit-headaches-on-the-mississippi-river.md) | +1.8% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2022-01-10 | [Misery for Shippers on Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio Rivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43328-misery-for-shippers-on-mississippi-illinois-ohio-rivers.md) | -3.2% | +12.9% |
| SOY | 2024-10-16 | [As Harvest Ramps Up, the Lower Mississippi River Is Falling Again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16504-as-harvest-ramps-up-the-lower-mississippi-river-is-falling-again.md) | +0.1% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2017-10-02 | [Mississippi River Shipping Backlog Hits Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68347-mississippi-river-shipping-backlog-hits-farmers.md) | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2019-06-13 | [Shipping On The Mississippi River Should Pick Up Next Week - WPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58794-shipping-on-the-mississippi-river-should-pick-up-next-week-wpr.md) | +2.1% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2024-10-17 | [Another Midwest Drought Is Causing Transit Headaches on the Mississippi River](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28038-another-midwest-drought-is-causing-transit-headaches-on-the-mississippi-river.md) | +2.1% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2022-01-10 | [Misery for Shippers on Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio Rivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43328-misery-for-shippers-on-mississippi-illinois-ohio-rivers.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- dredgewire.com: https://dredgewire.com/river-rebound-is-the-shipping-crisis-on-the-mississippi-ending/
- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/river-rebound-shipping-crisis-mississippi-ending

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