# Controlling Draft On Lower Mississippi Increased To 50 Feet Through New Orleans - The Waterways Journal

> The controlling maximum freshwater draft for the Mississippi River Ship Channel from the Southwest Pass jetties to the Port of New Orleans was set at 50 feet for the first time. The Bar Pilots and Crescent River Port Pilots raised their recommended drafts, while the section from New Orleans to Mile 175 remains at 49 feet. Full deepening will eventually extend to Baton Rouge.

- Date: 2022-07-26 · published 2022-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16696-controlling-draft-on-lower-mississippi-increased-to-50-feet-through-new-orleans
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Deeper channel drafts let larger, fuller grain vessels load at Gulf elevators, which can lower per-ton ocean freight and support export competitiveness for US grain and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-09-19 | [Grounding Temporarily Closes Lower Miss - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56943-grounding-temporarily-closes-lower-miss-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.3% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2026-10-23 | [Mississippi River Grain Freight Rates Fall - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16331-mississippi-river-grain-freight-rates-fall-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.6% | — |
| CORN | 2020-04-20 | [ARTCO Plans New Barge Fleeting Area - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53515-artco-plans-new-barge-fleeting-area-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.0% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2020-09-25 | [Grain Barging Returns To Upper Missouri With New Blencoe Facility - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51000-grain-barging-returns-to-upper-missouri-with-new-blencoe-facility-the-waterways.md) | +3.9% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.6% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2019-09-19 | [Grounding Temporarily Closes Lower Miss - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56943-grounding-temporarily-closes-lower-miss-the-waterways-journal.md) | +0.1% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2020-04-20 | [ARTCO Plans New Barge Fleeting Area - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53515-artco-plans-new-barge-fleeting-area-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2022/07/26/controlling-draft-on-lower-mississippi-increased-to-50-feet-through-new-orleans/

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