# Is the Shipping Crisis on the Mississippi River Coming to an End? What is the Outlook for Spring? - AgWeb

> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had dredged the Mississippi 24 hours a day since July and expected to finish by the end of January. Water levels at Memphis and St. Louis were comparable to a year earlier, and improved snowpack and precipitation supported hopes of normal levels by spring. Barges remained out of position, so logistical problems would persist for a time.

- Date: 2023-01-31 · published 2023-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16656-is-the-shipping-crisis-on-the-mississippi-river-coming-to-an-end-what-is-the
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Easing river constraints should reduce barge freight costs and shipping backlogs for grain and fertilizer. Lingering barge misplacement could keep spot freight firm in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/shipping-crisis-mississippi-river-coming-end-what-outlook-spring

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